Cupid, the ancient Roman god of love, is a universal symbol of Valentine’s Day who has inspired artists for centuries. Often appearing as a winged infant in artists’ depictions, carrying a bow ...

In Roman culture, Cupid was the child of the goddess Venus, ... Art depictions from the fifth century B.C. show Eros as a child pulling a cart on a red figure vase.

In Roman culture, Cupid was the child of the goddess Venus, ... Art depictions from the fifth century B.C. show Eros as a child pulling a cart on a red figure vase.

Though Cupid is traced back to Greek and Roman mythology, here's how the icon of Valentine's Day went from a handsome god to a child.

Once he was adopted by Roman culture, he was renamed Cupid, which stems from the word for “desire.” While his name may have changed, the Romans kept Cupid’s more recent Greek incarnation of ...

A long-lost Cupid in one of Vermeer’s best-known paintings has been revealed after three centuries. But it’s far from the only unsolved mystery in the Dutch artist’s life.

One of Caravaggio’s most famous works—Victorious Cupid (1601-02)—will be shown in the UK for the first time next year at the Wallace Collection in London (26 November 2025-12 April 2026 ...

In Roman culture, Cupid was the child of the goddess Venus, popularly known today as the goddess of love, and Mars, the god of war. But for ancient audiences, as myths and texts show, she was really ...

In Roman culture, Cupid was the child of the goddess Venus, ... Art depictions from the fifth century B.C. show Eros as a child pulling a cart on a red figure vase.