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Original fileA long table of deities is set upon a bed of clouds, with Jupiter and Juno presiding at the center while Ganymede serves them nectar. To the right, the Three Graces pour perfumes and scatter flowers, while on the left, Mercury and Vulcan join the assembly. The scene is framed by heavy, decorative garlands of diverse fruits and botanicals that create a sense of an outdoor pavilion.
In the Renaissance Neoplatonic tradition, the story of Psyche was viewed as an allegory for the human soul's journey, trials, and ultimate union with Divine Love (Cupid). This banquet represents the final stage of the soul's ascent and its reception into the realm of the immortals.
Apuleius
His work 'The Golden Ass' is the primary literary source for the myth of Cupid and Psyche depicted here.
Marsilio Ficino
Ficino's Neoplatonic philosophy provided the intellectual framework for interpreting Psyche as the human soul seeking divine reunion.
Object
Oil on panel
mythological
Digital Source
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Web Gallery of Art: Image Info about artworkwga QS:P11807,"r/raphael/5roma/4a/06farnes"
2069 × 1092 px
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