Cupid and Psyche
1786-93
Marble, height 155 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Immortality of the Soul
"Since ancient times Psyche has been depicted with butterfly wings. This is a reference to the dual meaning of her name, Psukhē, in Greek: soul and butterfly. Thus did the butterfly become the symbol of the immortality of the soul."
Cupid and Psyche
1786-93
Marble, height 155 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Cupid and Psyche
1786-93
Marble, height 155 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris
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