Benjamin West’s Cupid and Psyche

Benjamin West's Cupid and Psyche

Monday, December 10, 4 to 5:30 pm

Guest Speaker: Cora Gilroy-Ware

Location: Great Hall

Cora Gilroy-Ware is a PhD candidate at London's Tate Britain Gallery and the University of York, and a visiting fellow at the Yale Center for British Arts. While conducting research on Benjamin West's Cupid and Psyche last year, Gilroy-Ware unearthed some fascinating information on the painting, including a potential case of mistaken identity with another one of West's paintings, thought to have gone missing in 1810. This talk will take a look at Benjamin West's aesthetic experimentations and political transgressions during the Napoleonic era, and confront the mystery surrounding Cupid and Psyche.

Tickets: $10 non-members, free for Members.