Eros - Amor - Cupid
Eros is the Greek god of love and sex. His Roman counterpart was Cupid ("desire"). In the earliest account, he is a primordial god, while in later accounts he is described as one of the children of Aphrodite and Ares and, with some of his siblings, was one of the Erotes, a group of winged love gods. Eros was depicted as often carrying a lyre or bow and arrow. He was also depicted accompanied by dolphins, flutes, roosters, roses, and torches
Eros-Amor-Cupid Stamp Collection
Cyprus 1966 Sleeping Eros (marble statue -roman era first century AD)
Turkey 1983 Eros, 2nd Century BC for the 18th Council of Europe Art Exhibition in Istanbul
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Italy 2019 500th Anniversary of Birth of Cosimo I de'Medici. In the back ground cupids with a tortoise
Paraguay 1971 Amor Vincit Omnia ("Love Conquers All") in Latin by Caravaggio
Cyprus 1989 Roman mosaic of Cupid Eros hunting with a shield, in the 4th century Villa of Theseus Paphos, cyprus
Czechoslovakia 1976 Eros grieving over a tragic love, Bratislava tapestries.
Marco Marchetti (c 1526-1588), cupids with a Tortoise (1556-58), fresco, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.
Ghana 1997 Amor Vincit Omnia ("Love Conquers All") in Latin by Caravaggio
Amor Vincit Omnia shows Amor, the Roman Cupid, wearing dark eagle wings, half-sitting on or climbing down from what appears to be a table. Scattered around are the emblems of all human endeavors – violin and lute, armor, coronet, square and compasses, pen and manuscript, bay leaves, and flower, tangled and trampled under Cupid's foot. The painting illustrates the line from Virgil's Eclogues, Omnia Vincit Amor et nos cedamus amori ("Love conquers all; let us all yield to love").
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Antigua barbuda 1997 Bow-carving Amor by Francesco Mazzola, called Parmigianino 1503-1540
Bow-carving Amor by Francesco Mazzola, called Parmigianino
Completely in keeping with the contemporary concept, which was sometimes accompanied by homoerotic desires, Amor appears here not as a small child but as an adolescent youth. With the back turned towards the viewer, the almost uniformly illuminated body of the messenger of love fills the entire height of the composition. His penetrating glance (reminiscent of Amor’s arrows) looks seductively from the painting. The weapon he is making in order to spreadjoy and pain in equal measure rests carelessly on the two books, in a gesture in triumph over their learned contents. Two putti, seen between Amor’s straddled legs, are wrestling behind him. According to one interpretation, the victor in their proxy struggle between palpable desire and quiet longing has not yet been decided. Parmigianino brilliantly characterises the different surfaces: Amor’s hair, which is artistically coiffed in delicate curls, the soft wings elegantly attached to his body and, finally, the skin of the three protagonists, the colour of which powerfully dominates the picture. This late work by the artist, who died in 1540 at the age of only 39, is distinguished by the smooth, brightly illuminated bodies and finelyworked details.
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Paraguay 1978 Cupid Making His Bow by Rubens 1614 Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany
The painting "Cupid Making His Bow" by Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens is a Baroque masterpiece depicting Cupid, the god of love, creating his bow and arrows. The composition of the painting is fascinating, with Cupid in the center of the image, surrounded by clouds and with a cascade of light that illuminates his figure.
Rubens' artistic style is characterized by his technique of loose, vibrant brushstrokes, which create a sense of movement and life in the painting. The colors used in the work are rich and vibrant, with shades of red, gold, and blue highlighting the figure of Cupid at the center of the image.
The history of the painting is interesting, as it was commissioned by Cardinal Federico Borromeo in the 1620s for his art collection in Milan. The work was later acquired by King Charles I of England and is currently in the collection of the Royal Collection Trust in London.
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Guyana 1997 Cupid shooting arrow in the painting of Raphael - The triumph of Galatea
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Guyana 1997 Cupid shooting arrow in the painting of Botticheli - Primavera
Monaco 2016 Venus with Mercury and Cupid Mercury teaching geography to Amor in the presence of Venus, painting by Louis Jean François Lagrenée
Liechtenstein 2000 Cupid With Soap Bubble, Rembrandt (1634).
This painting is based on a character from mythology, but it has a vanitas aspect too. Traditionally the bubble stands as a symbol for the transience of life. The winged god of love was often accompanied in the seventeenth century by various symbols of mortality. Rembrandt's version avoids banality because of its high artistic quality and expressiveness. The infant's face turns innocently towards us, making us forget the duplicity of the game. Cupid lights the flame of love, yet stands ready to extinguish it again.
Ajman 1972 Eros riding dolphins. wall paintings from Pompei. House of vetti.
Ajman 1972 Cupid in a Deer Chariot. wall paintings from Pompei. House of vetti.
Ajman 1972 Cupids Playing. wall paintings from Pompei. House of vetti.
Romania 2000 Amor
Philippines 1992 Amor
Zimbabue 2008 Amor
United kingdom 1989 Amor
Ajman 1972 a bronze statue of a cupid carrying a dolphin on his back from the house of the large fountain in Pompeii.
Dominica 2000 Anthony Van Dyck - Portrait of Margaret Lemon (-) as Erminia, attended by a cupid 1635-1639
Ajman 1972 cupids tasting wine. wall paintings from Pompei. House of vetti.
Ajman 1972 Cupids Working. wall paintings from Pompei. House of vetti.
Ajman 1972 Cupid Fallen from his Chariot. wall paintings from Pompei. House of vetti.
Finland 2003 Amor
Austria 1952 Amor
Slovakia 2005 Amor
Czech rep 1998 Amor
Greece 1970 Roman-era floor mosaic on Delos depicting Eros riding on dolphins, c. 120–80 BCE
France 1950 Threatening Amor a sculpture by Etienne Maurice Falconet (1716-1791)
Saint vincent and grenadines 1997 Threatening Amor a sculpture by Etienne Maurice Falconet (1716-1791)
Austria 1952 Amor
New Zealand (revenue)
ANTEROS was the god of requited love and the avenger of the unrequited. He was numbered amongst the Erotes, winged godlings in the train of Aphrodite.
Anteros was often depicted opposite Eros on Aphrodite's scales of love.
Grenada Grenadines Cupid Commemorating a Marriage, Jean-Baptiste Huet (1745-1811)
Ghana 1989 Amor by Tiziano (1488-1576)