Venus with Mercury and Cupid ('The School of Love') 1525 Antonio Allegri, called Correggio active 1494; died 1534 16th century Italy Italian

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The Story Psyche is so beautiful that the jealous goddess Venus commands her son Cupid to make her fall in love with an unworthy man. However, Cupid falls in love with Psyche himself.

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