About 650 results for ‘Cupid’
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Cupid
In Roman mythology, Cupid (Latin cupido, meaning "desire") is the god of desire, affection and erotic love. He is often portrayed as the son of the goddess Venus, with a father rarely mentioned. His Greek counterpart is Eros. Cupid is also known in Latin as Amor ("Love"). The Amores (plural) or amorini in the later terminology of art history are the equivalent of the Greek Erotes. Although Eros appears in Classical Greek art as a slender winged youth, during the Hellenistic period he was increasingly portrayed as a chubby boy. During this time, his iconography acquired the bow and arrow that remain a distinguishing attribute; a person, or even a deity, who is shot by Cupid's arrow is filled with uncontrollable desire. The Roman Cupid retains these characteristics, which continue in the depiction of multiple cupids in both Roman art and the later classical tradition of Western art. Cupid's ability to compel love and desire plays an instigating role in several myths or literary scenarios. In Vergil's Aeneid, Cupid prompts Dido to fall in love with Aeneas, with tragic results. Ovid makes Cupid the patron of love poets. Cupid is a central character, however, in only the traditional tale of Cupid and Psyche, as told by Apuleius. Cupid was a continuously popular figure in the Middle Ages, when under Christian influence he often had a dual nature as Heavenly and Earthly love, and in the Renaissance, when a renewed interest in classical philosophy endowed him with complex allegorical meanings. In contemporary popular culture, Cupid is shown shooting his bow to inspire romantic love, often as an icon of Valentine's Day.
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
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- Designation:
- statuette (fragment, 2)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bow and arrow
- Cupid
- Papaver
- Sleep
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- Date:
- 1st century
- Roman Empire
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- Designation:
- pot (à anse)
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- Date:
- 1st century
- 2nd century
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Greece
- Archaeology
- Ceramic
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- Designation:
- plat
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- Date:
- 4th century BC
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Vénus pudique
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
- Sculpture
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cupid
- Modesty
- Venus (mythology)
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- Date:
- 1st century
- Ancient Rome
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L'ARBRE D'AMOUR (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cupid
- Death by sawing
- Man
- Swagger stick
- Tree
- Woman
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Designation:
- chaussure (miniature)
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Allégorie à la Gloire de la Reine
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Bow and arrow
- Clothing
- Crown prince
- Cupid
- Knot
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Artist(s):
- Auguste Rodin
DANSE DE FAUNE ET NYMPHES PRES D'UN AMOUR SUR UN SOCLE
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cupid
- Folk dance
- Nymph
- Satyr
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Auguste Rodin
AMOUR TIRANT A L'ARC
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bow and arrow
- Cupid
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry
LA FORTUNE ET LE JEUNE ENFANT, DIT AUSSI VENUS ET L'AMOUR
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Cupid
- Nudity
- Tree
- Venus (mythology)
- Water well
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Jacques Blanchard
VENUS ET LES GRACES SURPRISES PAR UN MORTEL ; DIT AUTREFO...
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cupid
- Man
- Nudity
- Sleep
- Venus (mythology)
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- Date:
- 17th century
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- Artist(s):
- François Boucher
LES FORGES DE VULCAIN
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cupid
- Forging
- Laborer
- Nudity
- Venus (mythology)
- Vulcan (mythology)
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Artist(s):
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Une nymphe jouant avec un Amour
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bow and arrow
- Cupid
- Glade (geography)
- Landscape
- Nymph
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Charles-Antoine Coypel
Persée délivrant Andromède
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Andromeda (mythology)
- Cassiopeia (mythology)
- Cepheus, King of Aethiopia
- Crowd
- Cupid
- Dragon
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- Date:
- 18th century
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FLEURS AVEC AMOUR
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cupid
- Peony
- Still life
- Tulip
- Vase
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- Date:
- 17th century
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