One of the first modern takes on Psyche was this portrait done by William Sergeant Kendall in 1909:
William Sargeant Kendall – Psyche (1909)
Hugo Boettinger – Psyche
Alix Beaujour – Cupid et Psyche
Titti Garelli – Love and Psyche
Kris Kuksi – Pan Discomforting Psyche
Joanna Thomas – Psyche (2005)
The rest of our featured images are modern takes or copies of Bouguereau’s “First Kiss,” which appeared in our last Psyche article:
-achiru- – Cupid and Psyche
l0ne-star – First Kiss
Artist Unknown – Cupid and Psyche as Children (graffiti)
Gilberto Viciedo – First Kiss (digital/photo-mosaic)
Rubyblossom – L’Amour et Psyche (After Bouguereau)
Hugo Boettinger: Der tschechische Künstler (Site is in German.)
Kris Kuksi Official Site (Kuksi’s work is amazing–you really ought to check out the entire site.)
Joanna Thomas Art Dolls (archived blog)
I am puzzled by Psyche’s butterfly wings in later representatjons. Where did those come from?
Pip would probably know the answer to this. I will ask him to take a look. -Ron