Ghilli di Paolo Adolfo Giovanella
Milano, IT
Details
- Dimensions
- 2.76ʺW × 0.39ʺD × 69.69ʺH
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Period
- 1950s
- Country of Origin
- Italy
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Condition
- Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Condition Notes
- Patina Consistent with Age and Use Patina Consistent with Age and Use less
- Description
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Armando Marasso Large Painting with Figures Cupid and Psyche Italian painting depicting Cupid and Psyche by the Milanese painter Marasso …
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Armando Marasso Large Painting with Figures Cupid and Psyche Italian painting depicting Cupid and Psyche by the Milanese painter Marasso Armando 1899-1988. The work is painted in oil on canvas and depicts Cupid and Psyche, the two mythological figures surrounded by clouds, the girl is represented suspended while holding a celestial cloth in her right hand and observing Love resting, sleeping, lying on a soft drapery red. The painting is large in size, 177 cm x 147 cm high and is a work by the Milanese painter Armando Marasso 1899-1988, created around the 1950s. It is presented in a modern golden frame in good conservative conditions.
The myth of Cupid and Psyche was told by Apuelius in his Metamorphoses and is a timeless love story. The legend tells of two lovers whose love is hindered by envy. It has inspired artists of all eras as evidenced by the sculpture of the same name by Canova and the painting by Jacques Louis David.
the legend of Cupid and Psyche tells the story of Cupid, son of the goddess Venus, and Psyche, a mortal girl of rare beauty. According to the myth, Cupid, having fallen in love with the young girl, meets her every night without ever revealing his identity to her but the girl's curiosity leads her to secretly spy on him during his sleep. The god of love, suddenly awakened from rest, discovers her and, disappointed by her gesture, abandons her. from here on, there follows a series of vicissitudes that the girl will have to face to regain the trust of her beloved: Psyche will have to undergo four very harsh tests. During the last one, the girl is forced to go down to the Underworld to ask the goddess Proserpina for some of her beauty. from the goddess, the young woman receives an ampoule, which however must not be opened. However, driven again by curiosity, Psyche reveals its contents and falls into a very deep sleep, since Proserpina's gift is in reality nothing other than the deepest sleep. Moved by the difficulties that the young woman has faced, Jupiter, father of all the gods, ensures that the young woman can reunite with her beloved: Cupid comes to her rescue and wakes her up. Fortunately, the myth ends happily for the two lovers who have a daughter, Voluttà. less
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