By Permission of the National Gallery, London
By Permission of the National Gallery, London
Claude Lorrain, Landscape with Psyche outside the Palace of Cupid, also known as The Enchanted Castle (1664) (Oil on canvas, 87 x 151 cm). Number 6471, National Gallery Collection. The painting represents the story of Cupid, the god of love, and Psyche, the mortal with whom he fell in love, as narrated in Apuleius, The Golden Ass. The National Gallery Catalogue suggests that painting focuses on Psyche's reflection on whether or not to murder Cupid, whom her jealous sisters have led her to believe is a monster (p.127). The catalogue also observes that the painting 'corresponds with sheet no.162 of the Liber Veritatis '(London, British Museum). The painting, which was part of the Lady Wantage collection during Ruskin 's lifetime, became part of the National Gallery collection in 1981.
Claude Gellée (le Lorrain) 1600-82
Landscape with Psyche outside the Palace of Cupid 1664
Oil on canvas, 87x151cm
Provenance: Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna, 1664; Marchese Pallavicini by 1696; in England by 1730; bought 1981
Collection: National Gallery, London