Cupid and Psyche in Palazzo Altemps - a photo on Flickriver

"This pair could be considered an original creation by the 17th century restorer Ippolito Buzio, who worked on the restorations of the Ludovisi Collection from 1621 to 1624.

Inspired by the famous Hellenistic sculptural group of Cupid and Psyche, the sculptor fashioned his own version by assembling together various fragments of ancient marble statues.

For the figure of Psyche is reused an ancient head, perhaps from an Apollo, while her bust once belonged to a male figure but was transformed by the addition of a breast. The lower part of the figure was made in the 17th century.

For the figure of Cupid, the sculptor inserted in an ancient male torso a female head, of the so-called Sappho-type, her hair drawn into a chignon braided together with ribbons in the form of a cap.

Buzio's work is a highly representative example of Baroque taste, intended to inspire the admiration of the spectator through ambiguity and the reversal of masculine and feminine roles."

The Palazzo Altemps in Rome is part of the Museo Nazionale Romano (National Roman Museums) and is used to display around 150 quality sculptures from antiquity. Highlights of the museum include the Altemps, Boncompagni Ludivisi, and Mattei collections such as the Ludovisi Gaul, the Ludovisi Throne, a seated Ares, exceptional sarcophagi, colossal heads, and magnificent further sculptures from antiquity that were restored to various degrees, especially in the baroque period. The museum is absolutely worth visiting and included in combination tickets with the Palazzo Massimo in Rome.

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Taken on: February 28, 2023

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