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Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss (1787–93). Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
The story of Cupid and Psyche is a classic tale of lovers overcoming endless obstacles, including betrayal, separation, disapproving parents, a near-death experience, and the fact that she was a mere mortal and he the god of love. Of course, in the end, love does indeed conquer all.
In the second century, Lucius Apuleius’s novel
Metamorphoses detailed the tumultuous relationship, which became a popular theme in artworks across mediums. The tale begins with Psyche, a beautiful girl born to nobility and treated with the deference of a goddess, who was punished by the vengeful Venus for attracting such devotion as a mortal. She sends the god of love himself, Cupid, to curse the young woman, but upon laying eyes on Psyche, Cupid falls hopelessly in love with her. He visits her nightly and implores her not to look at his face, lest she realize who her lover is. Unable to resist, Psyche be
LACMA CEO and director Michael Govan. Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for LACMA.
Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know on this Wednesday, February 10.
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LACMA Is Downsizing on Michael Govan’s House (Again) – The director of the Los Angeles museum will have to move for the second time in nine months now that LACMA is looking to sell his house, which it owns, for an asking price of $2.4 million. Govan originally lived in another, $6.6 million home that the museum listed for sale last year. Govan will now have to do without the perk entirely as the museum tries to compensate for revenus drops amid the pandemic. (