Throughout art history, the concept of love has attracted artists from all walks of life.
Psyche lets herself sink slowly backwards, languorously taking her lovers head between her hands.
It depicts a man and woman, both dressed in Medieval clothing, locked in an intense embrace.
There is an undeniable sense of joy in the painting which makes it especially romantic.
Created in 1892, this oil painting shows two women passionately kissing in bed.
The pair are most likely Parisian prostitutes, one of Toulouse-Lautrec’s favorite and most visited artistic subjects.
Antonio Canova, “Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss,” 1793 (Photo:Stock Photosfrom peacefoo/Shutterstock)
Toulouse-Lautrec also explored brothel life in hisEllesportfolio, a collection of lithographs.
It was intended to adorn theGates of Hell, a double-door sculpture inspired by DantesInferno.
After completing the sensual piece, however, Rodin deemed it a large sculpted knick-knack following the usual formula.
Francesco Hayez, “The Kiss,” 1859 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
The Kissshows a loving couple mid-embrace.
Klimt never disclosed the identities of the figures.
Much like the painting itself, their relationship is shrouded in a glittering mystery.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, “Dance in the Country,” 1883 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Within his short career, he created over 3,000 works on paper and around 300 paintings on canvas.
Both the man and the woman have their arms wrapped around each other as their dark hair intertwines.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the motif’s origins are actually rooted in Indiana’s religious upbringing.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, “In Bed, The Kiss,” c. 1892-1893 (Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic domain)
Over the years, Indiana’s sculptures have taken on a lovey-dovey life of their own.
Auguste Rodin, “The Kiss,” 1901 (Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic domain)
Gustav Klimt, “The Kiss,” 1907-1908 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Egon Schiele, “The embrace (Lovers II),” 1917 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Robert Indiana, “Love” (Photo:Stock Photosfrom Christian Mueller/Shutterstock)
