Psyche Receiving the First Kiss of Cupid (1798). Baron François Gérard (1770-1837). Louvre, Paris.At
Psyche Receiving the First Kiss of Cupid (1798). Baron François Gérard (1770-1837). Louvre, Paris.At the conclusion of Comus (1634), the poet John Milton alluded to the story of Cupid and Psyche.“Celestial Cupid, her famed son, advanced,Holds his dear Psyche sweet entranced,After her wandering labours long,Till free consent the gods amongMake her his eternal bride;And from her fair unspotted sideTwo blissful twins are to be born,Youth and Joy; so Jove hath sworn.” -- source link
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