The current assignment was to find a visual representations for the story of Cupid and Psyche. I found this beautiful picture on ART.COM called "Psyche et l'Amour"by Francois Gerard......And now for the who, what, when and where......At the age of twelve Gerard obtained admission into the Pension du Roi in Paris From the Pension he passed to the studio of the sculptor Augustin Pajou which he left at the end of two years for that of the painter Brenet, whom he quit almost immediately to place himself under Jacques-Louis David In 1796 a portrait of his generous friend (in the Louvre) obtained undisputed success, and the money received from Isabey for these two works enabled Gerard to execute in 1797 his Psyche et l'Amour.
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