• Bertel Thorvaldsen

  1770-1844

Cupid and Hymen

• Production Date

  1842 - 1844

• Type of Work / Object

  Sculpture > Relief

• Location

  • Denmark > Copenhagen > Thorvaldsens Museum > Main Floor > Room 11

• Inventory Number

  A451

• Catalogue Number

  A451

• Catalogue Level / Collection

  Thorvaldsen's Art > Thorvaldsen's Sculptures (A)

Explanation

• The little god of love, Cupid, makes sure with his arrow that love bursts into flame. And the god of marriage, Hymen or Hymenaios, ensures the legal union of those involved, symbolized by the two torches he makes burn together above his head.

Motif / Theme

• Human > God > Erotes > Eros / Cupid
• Human > God > Erotes > Hymenaios / Hymen
• General Subject > Greek and Roman mythology

Additional Catalogue Information