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Art: Daphne by Artist Loredana Mariotto
"Daphne"
Loredana Mariotto

Art: The Seagull - Il Gabbiano by Artist Loredana Mariotto
"The Seagull - Il Gabbiano"
Loredana Mariotto

Art: Just a little bit of happiness... by Artist Loredana Mariotto
"Just a little bit of happiness..."
Loredana Mariotto

Art: Amore and Psiche - OSWOA by Artist Loredana Mariotto
"Amore and Psiche - OSWOA"
Loredana Mariotto

Art: The Arab Merchant - Tribute to Rembrandt by Artist Loredana Mariotto
"The Arab Merchant - Tribute to Rembrandt"
Loredana Mariotto

"Amore and Psiche - OSWOA"

Art: Amore and Psiche - OSWOA by Artist Loredana Mariotto
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Media:  watercolor
Dimensions:  6 x 4 inches
Date of Work:  January 2008

This is a tribute to the Master Antonio Canova. Here I reprouced in Monochrome watercolor, the marble statue "Amore e Psiche", (Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss), commissioned in 1787 was ended in 1793, it's showed now in Paris at Louvre Museum. In this statue we can see the two bodies lie in a pyramidal shape that are opposed by Cupid's wings and creates a perfect balancement. This statue exemplifies the Neoclassical obsession for love and emotions. It represents the god Cupid (Amore) in the act of love and tenderness, right after awakening the lifeless Psyche with a kiss, a scene excerpted from Lucius Apuleius' novel The Golden Ass. It's a masterpiece of its period, it appeals to the senses of sight and touch, yet simultaneously alludes to the Romantic interest in emotion co-existing with Neoclassicism.


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