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| Hugh Douglas Hamilton / Cupid and Psyche in the Nuptial Bower |
The very first day when we left France to Ireland, we visited the National Gallery of Ireland.
Ireland is famous for its folklore of supernatural beings. Among the most enchanting creatures are the Irish fairies.
At first, I thought that the painting depicted fairies but actually it did not.
The classical tale of "Cupid and Psyche" came to be read as an allegory for voyages of the soul on earth and union with the divine after death. Psyche's butterfly wings are a symbol of the soul.
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| Alfred Sisley |
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| Claude Monet |
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| Alberto Giacometti |
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| Pablo Picasso |
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| Johannes Vermeer |
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