Love cherishing the Soul, while preparing to torment it
Love cherishing the Soul, while preparing to torment it
3D
Published 2018-02-14T16:46:25+00:00
Gibson described his statue as 'the God Eros caressing a butterfly upon his breast, while with his other hand he is drawing an arrow to pierce it.' The butterfly was a common symbol for the human soul in Roman sculpture and the representation of the goddess Psyche ('the soul') with wings is a personification of the same idea. Gibson's design was first executed in marble for Lord Selsey in 1837 and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1839. Two copies were made, a tinted version for Mr. Robert Holford of Dorchester House and this one which was for R.V. Yates of Liverpool.
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| Date published | 14/02/2018 |
| Complexity | Medium |
| Title | Love cherishing the Soul, while preparing to torment it |
| Accession | No. 4106 |
| Credit | The Walker Art Gallery |
| Record | http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/index.aspx |
| Artist | John Gibson |
| Place | The Walker Art Gallery |
