Tag: love

Amore e Psiche (1800-1803)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Amore e Psiche (Cupid and Psyche) 1800–1803 Marble, h. 148 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Entered the Hermitage in 1815; previously in the collection of Jósephine de Beauharnais in the Castle of Malmaison near Paris. By the end…

Amore e Psiche (1796)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Amore e Psiche (Cupid and Psyche) 1796 Marble, 148 x 172 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg The theories of Neoclassicism, formulated in the works of the German scholar and philosopher Johann Joachim Winckelmann, were vividly embodied in the…

Amore e Psiche in piedi (c.1797)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Amore e Psiche in piedi (Cupid and Psyche Standing) c.1797 Marble, height: 145.1 cm; width: 63 cm; depth: 56 cm; diameter: 74 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris See also: • Apuleius (c.124-c.170): Psyche et Cupido (Latin)

The Love Letter (1669)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Love Letter (De liefdesbrief) 1669 Oil on canvas, 44 x 38.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Vermeer chose an unusual vantage point for this painting. From a dim space in the foreground, a glimpse is afforded of another room…

Shakespeare in Love (1998)

Director: John Madden Producer: David Parfitt, Donna Gigliotti, Harvey Weinstein, Edward Zwick, Marc Norman Screenplay: Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard Based on: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Genre: Romantic, Comedy, Drama Music: Stephen Warbeck Country: United States, United Kingdom Language:…

Amour Fraternel (1851)

Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) Amour Fraternel (Fraternal Love, Virgin and Child with Young Saint John) 1851 Oil on canvas, 147 x 113.7 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston