00;00;00;00 - 00;00;14;10 Blake Chapman Hello, I'm Blake Chapman with the David Owsley Museum of Art, and this is your Owsley moment, brought to you by IPR and the Ball State School of Art. 00;00;14;13 - 00;00;41;27 Blake Chapman At the start of their first republic in the late 18th century, neoclassicism was one of the most popular esthetics in classical art in France. It was at this time that French artist Jean Joseph Taillasson would complete his emotional oil painting psyche, abandoned by Cupid. Psyche looks up regretfully, and her tiny butterfly wings beat uselessly as she watches her lover fly away, abandoning her for breaking his trust. 00;00;41;29 - 00;01;05;12 Blake Chapman She promised that she wouldn't look at his face and they could live peacefully together. But after her sisters convinced her that her lover was a hideous monster, she had to sneak a peek at his countenance, come to discover he wasn't a monster at all. But the gorgeous young man Cupid, the god of erotic love. Her eyes speak louder than words as her brown irises are consumed by sorrow. 00;01;05;14 - 00;01;30;18 Blake Chapman Her pleading gesture and posture powerfully express her regret and desire for her lover to return. The piece displays a minimal use of color, incorporates hard, straight lines within psyches form, and employs implied lighting in the glow on her skin. Furthermore, likely characteristics of romanticism, the artistic movement that succeeded Neoclassicism in Europe are found throughout the piece as well. 00;01;30;25 - 00;01;44;04 Blake Chapman The background features a storm stretching across a shrouded countryside, potentially mirroring the oncoming tide of a new school of thought in the art world. 00;01;44;07 - 00;01;59;22 Blake Chapman We'd like to thank Ball State student Presley Cole for their research, and if you would like to hear past episodes of the Owsley moment, visit Indiana Public radio.org. To learn more about the David Owsley Museum of Art, visit bsu.edu/doma.