Our Banner in the Sky is an iconic painting by Frederic Edwin Church was inspired by a colorful sunset made to resemble the Union flag as implying divine support for the Union to prevail in the American Civil War.
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Willem van de Velde the Younger - Ships in a stormy sea
Orazio Gentileschi’s "Cupid and Psyche" shows Cupid and Psyche brought together in a quiet, intimate discussion. They are sitting on a bed, talking to each other, quite close but not touching each other.
David’s "Love and Psyche", also known as "Cupid and Psyche", represents Cupid, the god of love and eroticism, in bed with the beautiful mortal Psyche. The painting explores the ambivalence between idealized love and physical relationship, between sacredness versus human. David represents Psyche as a pure and perfect young woman, while Cupid is depicted as a candid teenager, very human-like and happy of his sexual conquest.
Pompeo Borra’s "Nude" shows a half-length female figure seated behind a plain wooden table, her bare torso emerging from a dense brown background.