Statue in bronze with medal patina "Psyche and Love" made by Jean BULIO. It represents Psyche, recognizable by her butterfly wings, her bare chest holding an arrow in her hand. Cupid, a winged child, clings to her leg to retrieve it. The bronze is signed in hollow on the terrace. It rests on a circular base in Marble with pink veins and frieze of foliage in gilded bronze .
The work dates from the late 19th century.
Jean BULIO (1827-1911) was a French sculptor who graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts. Known for his cast bronze sculptures, he created busts of historical figures and mythological allegories. In 1859, he entered the Salon with a plaster Pandora.
Circa: 1850
Dim: W:40cm, D:30cm, H:72cm.
Condition report in good condition.
- Reference :
- 3068
- Availability :
- Object available
- Width :
- 40 (cm)
- Height :
- 72 (cm)
- Depth :
- 30 (cm)
- Period::
- 19th century
- Style::
- Ancient Greece and Rome
- Materials::
- Patinated bronze, Gilded bronze, Pink marble
- Identifier Exists:
- False
