Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss- Canova (Louvre Museum)

“Drink, Psyche, and be immortal! Love will never be released from the bond that unites him to you. From today you are spouses for all eternity” – Apuleius
"Canova interprets the story told in the ancient myth of Cupid and Psyche, taken up by Apuleius in the 2nd century AD, which tells the story of Psyche, a mortal with a beauty equal to Venus, who becomes Cupid's bride without ever being able to see her face. night, instigated by the envious sisters, manages to discover his face but is immediately abandoned by the god. Psyche will then have to face a series of tests, at the end of which she will obtain immortality and be able to reunite with her Love."