Love at SAMA

Love is in the air at SAMA 💖

Cupids, kisses, flowers, goddesses. 

Visit the Museum this Valentine’s Day and take a moment to experience these love-themed artworks with the people who hold a special place in your heart.

Ancient Mediterranean:

Statue of Cupid and Psyche, Roman, ca. 117-138 A.D., Marble, h. 43 3/16 in. (109.7 cm); w. 25 in. (63.5 cm); d. 21 7/8 in. (55.5 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr., 86.134.118

European:

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, French, 1825-1905, On the Lookout, 1896, Oil on canvas, 51 1/2 x 31 3/4 in. (130.8 x 80.6 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, bequest of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr., 2005.1.163

Latin American:

Jose Luis Rivera-Barrera, American, born 1946, Enamoramiento, 1985, Mesquite, h. 34 1/2 in. (87.6 cm); w. 45 in. (114.3 cm); d. 132 in. (335.3 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by the Robert J. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation, 97.7, © Jose Luis Rivera-Barrera

American:

John George (J. G.) Brown, American, born England, 1831 – 1913, Street Gallantry, 1880, Oil on canvas, 27 1/4 x 43 1/2 in. (69.2 x 110.5 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of the Friedrich Estate, 71.273.29

Ángel Rodríguez-Díaz, American, born Puerto Rico, 1955-2023, The Myth of Venus, 1991, Oil on canvas, 72 x 55 in. (182.9 x 139.7 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Sandra Cisneros, 2013.43.1, © Estate of Ángel Rodríguez-Díaz, Photography by Peggy Tenison 

Modern and Contemporary:

Need to reflect on a past relationship? Spend some time with Sarah Cain’s love seat.

Sarah Cain, American, born 1979, love seat, 2015, Acrylic, beads, gouache, and gold leaf on canvas and sofa, h. 90 in. (228.6 cm); w. 52 in. (132.1 cm); d. 30 in. (76.2 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by Friends of Contemporary Art, 2015.18.a-c, © Sarah Cain

Ancient Mediterranean:

Here for a Galantines Day trip instead? Check out the Torso of Diana, goddess of the wilderness and a protector of women, in the Roman gallery.

Torso of Diana, Roman, 1st century A.D., Marble, h. 29 3/4 in. (75.5 cm); w. 13 5/16 in. (33.8 cm); d. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr., 86.134.109