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A French bronze group of Cupid and Psyche
A French bronze group of Cupid and Psyche

CAST FROM A MODEL BY ALBERT-ERNEST CARRIER-BELLEUSE, CIRCA 1875

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A French bronze group of Cupid and Psyche
Cast from a model by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, Circa 1875
On a circular naturalistically-cast base inscribed A. CARRIER, the front inscribed L'AMOUR SE CONFIE A L'AMITIE, on a shaped verde antico marble plinth
25¼ in. (64.2 cm.) high, overall

拍品專文

The present group, L'Amour se confie à l'Amitié, formed part of Carrier-Belleuse's (d. 1887) début collection submitted to the Paris Salon of 1857. The group resembles work modelled by the sculptor earlier in England and, although conceived in the spirit of the 18th century, it is typically 19th century with its accessories and exacting detail. It is a sensitive depiction of the story of Cupid and Psyche from the late Antique fairy tale by Lucius Auleius, The Golden Ass (2nd Century A.D.).