Cupid and Psyche Bonded Marble Sculpture 22" High

Cupid and Psyche Bonded Marble Statue by Canova revived classical art in Italy by creating this Cupid and Psyche sculpture. Schooled in Venice and active in Rome, he was the dominating figure in European art during his lifetime. This depiction of Eros reviving Psyche, who was put to sleep forever by inhaling a magic perfume, is as much an allusion to the legend of Psyche, the immortal soul of Platonic myth, as it is a hymn to love. This statue been called any of these three names: Cupid and Psyche , Eros and Psyche or Love and Psyche. This grand-scale sculpture is imported from Italy and is made of a bonded marble and mounted to a wood base. This is a large sculpture that really makes a focal point of any home! Wing span is 9” tip of wing to tip. This is one of Statue.com exclusive line of Statuary that comes from Volterra. This large Cupid and Psyche was created by A. Giannelli in Volterra, city in the heart of Italy's alabaster district. His work is in the tradition of the great Italian Master of sculpting. Hand created of solid bonded marble and crafted one at a time with impeccable detail.