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Cupid and Psyche

1907

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The story

Cupid was sent to make Psyche fall for something hideous, but he pricked himself with his own arrow and fell for her instead. He visited her only in the dark, until she lit a lamp to see him. After trials set by Venus, Jupiter made Psyche immortal so the lovers could marry.

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Object details

Title: Cupid and Psyche
Artist: Edvard Munch
Date: 1907
Culture: Norwegian
Medium: Oil on canvas
Object type: Paintings
Collection: Munch Museum, Oslo (MM.M.00048)
Credit line: Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number: EFA.0663
Original image: 1673 × 2000 px
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License evidence: See the license

Cite this object

Edvard Munch. Cupid and Psyche. 1907. Munch Museum, Oslo (MM.M.00048). Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain. In The Secret Cabinet, https://thesecretcabinet.com/object/ea0663/