Live Auction 12030OPULENCE .Silver . Gold Boxes . 19th Century Furniture & Works of Art
AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA (ITALIAN, 1757-1822)
Lot 189

AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA (ITALIAN, 1757-1822)

Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss

Closed29 November 2016

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GBP 16,250

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AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA (ITALIAN, 1757-1822)
Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss
unsigned
marble
28 ¼ in. (72 cm.) high; 35 in. (89 cm.) wide
Circa 1860.

Specialist note

The present marble is an exquisitely carved rendering of neoclassical sculptor, Antonio Canova’s masterpiece, Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss (1787-1793). Originally commissioned by Colonel John Campbell (later Lord Cawdor) and subsequently acquired by Prince Joachim Murat in 1801, this sculpture – which combines antique inspiration with a decidedly modern and daring composition – is today in the Musée du Louvre (M.R. 1777).