Abstract
This paper discusses Agnolo Bronzino's allegorical painting that is best known as "Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time." The writer describes the painting and its composition in detail, and explains some of the techniques employed by the painter to create rhythm and unity. Some of the imagery is explained, and the writer points out the possibility that the figures commonly thought to be Venus and Cupid could also refer to Adam and Eve, since Venus carries an apple and the half-human creature behind her has a serpent's tail. The paper concludes with the writer's personal impressions of the painting.

From the Paper
"The focal point of the painting is the milky white woman embracing the man with wings. The artist made them larger in scale and un-obscured by the other subjects in the painting. Bronzino used very distinct lines outlining the subjects depicted. Very few geometrical shapes are used in this painting with the exceptions being the circular fruit held by the woman in the foreground, the circular brown object held by the creature, the triangular tip of the arrow held by the woman and the round jewelry worn by the creature on its right shoulder. There are four completely straight lines in the entire piece with the columns of the hourglass taking three of those and the arrow being the fourth."

Tags:incestuous, embracing, monster, movement, light, blue

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The paper explains the story of Cupid and Psyche and then focuses on the Baron Francois Gerard's painting, "Cupid and Psyche", looking at
the two central characters, the lighting, the precise line technique used and the creation of skin tone for the two central figures. The paper believes that this work is a masterpiece of the Neo-Classical era because of its ability to create realism and to focus on the main figures within the narrative.

From the Paper
"The Baron Francois Gerard's painting, Cupid and Psyche is a model example of the brilliance of neo-classical art. The strength of this picture comes from both its bold pronouncement of shape and color as well as the sharp clarity of its physical characters. Gerard himself grew up in a dynamic period of artistic development where the backlash to baroque and Rococo artistry led to the neo-classical movement. Contrasting to the styles preceding it, this period's primary artists were disgusted with the amorphous and unclear visual creations of the Baroque period and demanded a return to the classical purity and form of the Roman and Greek era. Gerard's Cupid and Psyche is exactly such a painting, it crisply defines the outlines and forms of the two central characters without enshrouding them with mysticism or ambiguity."

Tags:realism, lighting, line, technique, skin, tone, portraits

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This paper examines how one of the most extraordinary aspects of the Italian artist Bartolomeo Manfredi's "Cupid Chastised" is the way that the 1605 painting in oil on canvas resembles not so much a rendition of Greek mythology to the gazer's immediate glance, but seems to represent more an ancient scourging, similar to the Stations of the Cross. It discusses how war and discord are, indeed, set against one another in such a way that the common ways of telling myths about the goddess Venus are rearranged to improve the image of the woman and to highlight the ordinary quality of all of the gods and goddesses.

From the Paper
"In "Cupid Chastised" for example, Venus appears not like a beautiful goddess of love, but like an ordinary Italian woman caught in flagrente delicado with a man other than her husband. She half-kneels, one breast bared to the viewer, but in shadows, pleading for her lover's skin and life while her angry husband Mars, clothed in red, flagellates the prostrate Cupid, lying there, looking young and vulnerable. Despite the stated presence of the other gods, laughing at Mars in the myth recounted as the painting's background, the focus of the painting is purely domestic and intimate, and the viewer of the work feels as if he or she is spying upon the married couple and Cupid, rather than witnessing a larger social drama."

Tags:venus, mars, cross

Abstract
This paper will discuss the painting Cupid Chastised by Bartolomeo Manfredi. The elements of the painting, such as line, composition, color, and other technical variants will revealed, as well as a historical analysis of the work.

From the Paper
" This study will analyze the concepts of justice and vengeance, and their relationship to love and desire, in the story of Cupid and Psyche in Apuleius' The Golden Ass, or Metamorphoses. The perspective of this study will be that the story as presented by Apuleius is designed to portray the evolution of the spirit. In that context, the story of Cupid and Psyche uses the forces and concepts of justice and vengeance, in opposition to love and desire, to develop the view that the purpose of life is, indeed, the advancement of the spirit or the soul.

This context allows the reader to see that vengeance is not a necessarily negative force, and justice can be a force which benefits even the one against whom that justice is levied. The point to keep in mind in understanding the story of Cupid and.."

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This paper explains that the mythical antique sculptures initially seem to have more features in common than differences with those of Bernini from the Baroque era and Canova from the Neo-classic era; but, upon closer examination of Bernini's 'Apollo and Daphne' and Canova's 'Cupid and Psyche', they are steeped in the attitudes and values of their own periods. The author points out that Bernini's 'Apollo and Daphne' reflects the religious emotionalism and exuberant decorative richness that spread all over Europe from Rome, while Canova's 'Cupid and Psyche' demonstrates the fusion of Christian values and Eighteenth century sensibility. The paper relates that, in classical art, the greatly prized qualities of nobility, grace, beauty, supreme physical strength, virtuosity and heroism is expressed in sculpture: Bernini and Canova seem to use the Antique period as an inexhaustible source of human qualities and emotions.

From the Paper
"Bernini's 'Apollo and Daphne' exemplifies sculpture from the Baroque period, and Canova's 'Cupid and Psyche' is a prime example of Neo-Classical sculpture. The very title 'Neo-Classical' suggests a strong identification with ancient art, but the movement was perhaps more of a reaction against the Baroque style. It sought to combine Christianity with the general sentiments and principles of the time. The Neo-Classicists condemned Baroque art for its excessive detail and lack of 'meaning'. John Flaxman once criticised the extravagance of Baroque sculpture, describing it as all about 'twisted heads, full bodies, fluttering draperies; all wrists and ankles and bombastic attitudes'. In comparison to Bernini's Daphne and Apollo', Canova's 'Cupid and Psyche' is an unadorned sculpture."

Tags:apollo, cupid, christianity, mythical, decorative

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This paper discusses Valentine's Day and looks at its history and the role that Saint Valentine played in the history of this special day. It also explains the history behind the little cherub called Cupid. The paper further points out that there are nine different types of love and briefly explains each one. The paper further discusses how Valentine's Day continues to be important in America and how people buy flowers, chocolates, cards and other items as a way to express their love to their spouses or girlfriends/boyfriends.

From the Paper
"The first place to begin the study of Valentine's Day is with Saint Valentine. The story of Saint Valentine cannot be proven but many people believe he was a priest named Valentine who lived in the days of the emperor of Rome named Claudius the Cruel (Good Saint Valentine). When war broke out in Rome, men did not want to leave their wives or fiances so they refused to go to war. This made the king angry and he created an order that forbid men from becoming engaged. Valentine, the priest, did not agree with this so in secret he would marry couples."

Tags:cupid, love, flowers, Saint, Valentine, cards, romance

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This paper attempts to understand the nature of personality, emotions and free will by studying neurological disorders. The author asserts that understanding these disorders can shed light on the elements of human life that are ordinarily unreachable. The paper refers extensively to the story "Cupid's Disease" in the book "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat" by Oliver Sacks, about a senior citizen suffering from the effects of neurosyphilis. By quoting from this book, the paper attempts to address life's fundamental philosophical questions, including: Is personality biologically determined? What controls our emotions? and Do human beings have free will?

From the Paper
"In modern times, philosophy no longer exists merely in the mind as scholars are able to link fundamental concepts to contemporary issues. In studying philosophy of mind and psychology, questions concerning the nature of self can be examined through the science of neurology and similar fields. By investigating the nature of various neurological disorders, philosophers can address issues that would otherwise be extremely hard to research. In his book, The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, Oliver Sacks narrates the case histories of patients he has found to be lost in the abyss of neurological disorders. From these studies of human life struggling against bizarre impairments, philosophical and empirical investigations can be considered. In order to expand on the study of the nature of self I will consider a particular case in which the subject herself noticed a change in personality that Dr. Sacks discovered to be a result of neurosyphilis."

Tags:biology, cerebral, cupid, determinism, disease, disorders, emotions, free, hat, honors, individuality, man, mind, mistook, nature, neurological, neurology, neurosyphilis, oliver, personality, philosophy, psychology, s, sacks, syphilis, wife

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This paper is a review of an article that appeared in the Fall 1999 issue of "Marketing Management." The article, called "Customer Delight and the Bottom Line," details the different ways that a company can keep their customers satisfied with their product and service. The article also gives the reader some suggestions that can be adopted by individual businesses to help them keep a competitive edge and maintain their customer base. According to the authors of this article, CUPID (Customer Understanding Processes in Design), is the key to helping the customer stay involved in the development process.

From the Paper
"Management experts have defined the concept of delighting the customers as an attempt to exceed the expectations of the customers and to bring a pleasant surprise to the customers by satisfying even those needs, which are not supposed to be served by that particular service or product. The article further discusses the various models used by the organizations to evaluate their products and services in terms of customer needs. Such models help the organizations in developing their products or services according to the expectations of the customer. In addition to this, the article also recommends several approaches to delight the customers."

Tags:competitition, satisfaction, level, design, needs, cupid, concept, understanding, attributes

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This paper looks at Shakespeare's play "A Midsummer Night's Dream," as an example of how Cupid's arrow can make people defy convention and reason. Through an examination of the characters and their roles, the author supports the thesis that love causes a person to become irrational and can often cause them to lose touch with reality.

From the Paper
"The fighting continues between the four. Helena gets more and more upset, particularly at Hermia, who was once her dearest, closest friend, and whom she now suspects is being cruel to her. Hermia herself is very confused, at both the fact that Lysander no longer wants anything to do with her, and the fact that Helena seems to not trust her. Once the argument ceases and the four go off into the forest, so Demetrius and Lysander can duke it out over Helena, Puck catches up to set things "right". Oberon's wish is that the original lovers Lysander and Hermia are reunited, and that Demetrius will stay in love with Helena, and she will believe his love to be true."

Tags:cupid, demetrius, dreams, helena, hermia, love, lysander, oberon, potions, puck, romance, theseus, titania