# Cupid and Psyche

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BUZZI, Ippolito](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buzzi-ippolito-r005551d53bbe3b>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Marble

## Commentary

In some of the antique sculptures restored by Buzzi, unrelated fragments were assembled, to create essentially new compositions. An example is the Cupid and Psyche, a composition by Buzzi combining two antique male torsos and his own additions.

## Related artworks

- [Apollo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buzzi-ippolito-r005551d53bbe3b/apollo-ref38d91f9dbb37>)
- [Bust of Luisa Dati](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buzzi-ippolito-r005551d53bbe3b/bust-of-luisa-dati-re4c5698594e814>)
- [St James](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buzzi-ippolito-r005551d53bbe3b/st-james-r5ef92c5470f8a2>)
- [Tomb of Clement VIII \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buzzi-ippolito-r005551d53bbe3b/tomb-of-clement-viii-detail-r40edac403d3de1>)
- [Tomb of Clement VIII](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buzzi-ippolito-r005551d53bbe3b/tomb-of-clement-viii-r7845a69802e7af>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)