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The Wedding of Cupid and Psyche, by Olga Tobreluts, 2016

The Wedding of Cupid and Psyche

Olga Tobreluts

2016

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

The Wedding of Cupid and Psyche is a 2016 by Olga Tobreluts, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Olga Tobreluts
When & what style?
2016
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

The title of this print is The Wedding of Cupid and Psyche. It was created by Olga Tobreluts in 2016. This work is part of a series that Olga Tobreluts originally conceived in the mid-1990s, and she was a leading member of a group that explored different ideals of beauty. You can learn more about this artist at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

A monochrome print in portrait format depicts two costumed actors posed against Andrea Mantegna’s painted ceiling oculus in the Camera degli Sposi of Mantua’s Ducal Palace.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Olga Tobreluts

Olga Tobreluts makes prints that mash up ancient myths with bold, colorful styles from Russia’s late Soviet and post-Soviet years.

See the richer artist page

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