All posts tagged: valentines day

The God of Love in Love: The Myth of Cupid and Psyche

It’s Cupid’s busiest day. The chubby cherub is now the ubiquitous symbol of Valentine’s Day, but in the Hellenistic period, Cupid was a handsome youth and a minor deity who only had one feature myth: the tale of Cupid and Psyche in which the god of love is brought down by his own amorous arrow. […]

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Hearts and Kisses: 23 Exquisite Vintage Gifts for Valentine's Day

The hardest part of finding a Valentine’s Day gift at The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center is narrowing it down. In this post, we just focus on our favorite vintage and antique pieces depicting hearts and lips. For a wider selection of objects, see our Valentine’s Day Collection and follow our Pinterest board Vintage Valentine. […]

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The Look of a Lover's Eye

This Valentine’s Day, we take a closer look at the ardent history of the lover’s eye brooch, featured in our post on Romantic Antiques through the ages. In 1784, at the tender age of 22, the future King of England fell passionately in love with a commoner–a twice-widowed Catholic commoner, six years his senior. George, […]

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Romantic Antiques for Valentine's Day

A rose that blooms forever. Sterling silver, Cartier, France, 1990s. Leah Gordon Gallery. Of the many origin myths of Valentine’s Day, the most popular by far is that of Saint Valentinus, an early Christian saint put to death for performing marriages for young soldiers at a time when it was forbidden. According to one legend, […]

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