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Cupid and Psyche is an oil on canvas painting by Anthony van Dyck. It is now in the Royal Collection and shown in Kensington Palace.[1]

One of the last works in van Dyck's oeuvre, it shows a marked influence of Titian and dates from his time as a court artist to Charles I of England. It is his sole surviving mythological painting from that period and possibly comes from a series of paintings on the Cupid and Psyche theme ordered for the Queen's House at Greenwich - other artists involved in the series included Jacob Jordaens and van Dyck's old tutor Peter Paul Rubens. That project was never completed, which is one possible explanation for why the painting has no frame and is relatively unfinished. This would date it to 1638–1640. A second alternative is that it was produced for the celebrations of Princess Mary's marriage to William II of Orange in 1641. Psyche may be based on van Dyck's mistress Margaret Lemon.[1]

References

Sources

• Gian Pietro Bellori, Vite de' pittori, scultori e architecti moderni, Torino, Einaudi, 1976.
• Didier Bodart, Van Dyck, Prato, Giunti, 1997.
• Christopher Brown, Van Dyck 1599–1641, Milano, RCS Libri, 1999, ISBN 88-17-86060-3.
• Justus Müller Hofstede, Van Dyck, Milano, Rizzoli/Skira, 2004.
• Stefano Zuffi, Il Barocco, Verona, Mondadori, 2004.

На других языках

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- [en] Cupid and Psyche (van Dyck)

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[fr] Amour et Psyché (van Dyck)

Amour et Psyché est l'une des dernières réalisations du peintre flamand Antoine van Dyck, vers 1638-1640. Elle représente la scène où Amour (Eros) ranime Psyché, directement inspirée des Métamorphoses d'Apulée. Elle est conservée au château de Hampton Court sis dans le district Richmond upon Thames du Grand Londres.

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[it] Amore e Psiche (van Dyck)

Amore e Psiche è uno degli ultimi dipinti eseguiti da van Dyck e rappresenta la scena di Amore e Psiche tratta dal capolavoro di Apuleio Le metamorfosi.

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[ru] Амур и Психея (ван Дейк)

Амур и Психея (англ. Cupid and Psyche) — картина голландского живописца Антониса ван Дейка. Сюжетом для полотна послужил древнегреческий миф о любви между Амуром и Психеей. Картина размещена в Королевской коллекции, Кенсингтонский дворец (Великобритания).[2]

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