After Raphaello Sanzio Cupid and the Three Graces Red chalk on paper 38 x 26cm; 15 x 10¼in A...

After Raphaello Sanzio

Cupid and the Three Graces

Red chalk on paper

38 x 26cm; 15 x 10¼in

A drawing of the fresco in a spandrel of the Loggia di Psiche, Villa Farnesina, Rome in which Cupid who is already in love with Psyche is pointing her out to the three Graces. It is said that only in the presence of the Three Graces could a young man recognise the charms of his beloved.