About ‘Cupid and Psyche, Joshua Reynolds’
Cupid and Psyche, Joshua Reynolds (1789)
The artist Joshua Reynolds, first president of the Royal Academy, presented this striking painting at the Academy’s annual exhibition in 1789. It depicts the moment when the beautiful mortal Psyche discovers the identity of the god Cupid, the secret lover who had been visiting her at night. Reynolds used the setting of this mythological story to explore light and shadow in painting.
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