The beautiful myth of Psyche and Eros, a moving love story, has inspired countless artists all over the world throughout the ...

STEPHEN J. CAMPBELL The Cabinet of Eros: Renaissance Mythological Painting and the Studiolo of Isabella d`Este New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006. 402 pp.; 58 color ills., 77 b/w. $60.00 The ...

Though Cupid is traced back to Greek and Roman mythology, here's how the icon of Valentine's Day went from a handsome god to a child.

Eros, too, is depicted as a winged creature in Greek mythology. “It was probably ideas about love being fleeting or capricious that are behind the representation of Eros with wings, which [goes ...

Cupid is the name that the Romans gave to Eros, the Greek god of love and sex. Some ancient texts claim Eros was a primordial god, while others say he was the son of Ares (the god of war) and ...

From Aphrodite to Eros: Mythology on the Greek Vases in the National Collection. The exhibition will run from May 27 to September 21. Despite some records of donations of vases by private ...

In ancient Greece, Eros is often seen as the son of Ares, the god of war, and Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty, as well as sex and desire. A painting of Eros from 470 B.C.– 450 B.C. The Louvre ...

Several weeks back, reader Johnny Cat suggested Bouguereau's paintings for "˜Feel Art Again.' Adolphe William Bouguereau's "A Young Girl Defending Herself Against Eros" seems a good painting for ...

Exhibition Dates: January 29-June 23, 2013 Exhibition Location: Greek and Roman Special Exhibitions Gallery, Room 172 (mezzanine level) Press Viewing: Monday, February 4, 10:00 a.m.-noon ...