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| Paintings Leighton, Lord Frederick 1830 - 1896 Painter,Sculptor,Illustrator,England, Victorian Neoclassicism |
| The Bath of Psyche, c.1890 |
| Oil on canvas, 74.49 x 24.49 inches [189.2 x 62.2 cm] |
| Tate Gallery, London |
| Mythological Art |
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FLL009 |
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36x12 inches |
| price: |
450 USD |
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FLL009B |
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40x13 inches |
| price: |
485 USD |
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OIL PAINTING : The Bath of Psyche, c.1890 |
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The story of Psyche comes from a tale by the Roman poet Lucius Apuleius. Psyche was the daughter of a king. Cupid, Venus’s son, fell in love with her, but she angered him, and he left her. Psyche wandered over the earth in search of Cupid until Jupiter took pity on her, made her immortal, and re-united the lovers.
Leighton based Psyche’s pose in The Bath of Psycheon an ancient statue of ‘Venus Leaving the Bath’ that he had seen in Naples in 1859.
Leighton may also have designed the frame, which echoes the architectural details in the background of the picture.
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