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ACTIVITY 5: Directions: Identify the function of the following artworks below. 6. Psyche Awakened by Cupid's Kiss (Antonio Canova) Canova took his inspiration from a legend recounted by Latin author Apuleius in the Metamorphoses At the close of the tale the gods decide in council to grant Cupid Psyche's hand in marriage, according her immortality and making her the goddess of the Soul. 38 7. The Raft of Medusa (Jean Louis Theodore Gericault) depicting the survivors of a shipwreck adrift and starving on a raft. Géricault astonished viewers by painting, in harrowing detail, not an antique and noble subject but a recent gruesome incident. 8. The Burial of Sardine (Francisco Goya)- it signifies the burial of the Sardine, which is a major celebration in Spain. Back then, on Ash Wednesday, the people of Madrid and other Spanish cities went to the streets and formed a noisy crowd. 9. Theseus Slaying the Minotaur (Antoine-Louis Barye)- This statue shows how he drew inspiration from antiquity, adding to it the profound​