Rue des Fontenelles has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
The statue is either terracotta or biscuit and is signed Canova and stamped with the number 1156.
It is a beautiful and decorative piece.
Antonio Canova (1755-1822) was a famous Italian sculptor and a favourite of Napoleon Bonaparte. By 1800 he was one of the most celebrated artists in Europe. The Psyche and Cupid statue is regarded as a masterpiece of neoclassical sculpture. It shows a moment of great emotion when Cupid has just revived Psyche from a deathlike sleep. The original marble is in the Louvre and there is a second in the Hermitage Museum.
Dimensions - 58 x 49 x 29 cms
Rue des Fontenelles has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
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Psyche Revived by Cupids Kiss - After Antonio Canova
