Geblinddoekte Cupido op een adelaar 1743

Jean Michel Liotard created this print, “Blindfolded Cupid on an Eagle,” which presents powerful symbols of love and might. Cupid, the god of love, blindfolded, rides an eagle, a bird often associated with kings, gods, and empires. Consider how the blindfold is used to suggest the indiscriminate nature of love, while the eagle represents power, dominance, and keen insight. This motif echoes throughout art history, often with Cupid depicted in various states of playfulness or mischief, but here, enthroned. The imagery invites us to delve into the cyclical nature of symbols; it’s a dance of death and life. The motifs resurface and evolve, proving that the echoes of our past continue to inform our present, and stir deep-seated psychological currents.