Caption

Ceres refuses help to Psyche, Story of Amor and Psyche, print, Series number, 19, 32, On the left the kneeling Psyche asking the goddess Ceres for help. On the right stands Ceres with a horn of plenty, scythe, rake and ears of corn. Italian text in two cartouches in the lower margin. Numbered twice lower left: 19., Bartsch 57-1(2), The Illustrated Bartsch 57, printmaker: Master of the Dice, Italy, after design by Michiel Coxie (I), c. 1530 - c. 1560, paper, engraving, intaglio printmaking technique, engraving with plate tone, height 196 mm x width 229 mm, A detailed black and white engraving shows two robed women near a temple-like entrance with fluted columns and a pediment; one woman kneels on the ground with her hands near her chest and looks upward, while the other sits on the temple steps holding a sheaf of grain and a long curved object, her draped garment falling over the steps and one foot resting on a lower block; surrounding them are trees and rolling landscape with clouded sky, and in the foreground there are bundles and a trunk lying beside some grasses.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A93_314

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39.2Mb (6.6Mb) / 13.3in x 11.4in / 3993 x 3428 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ceres refuses help Psyche Story Amor print Series number 19 32 left kneeling Psyche asking goddess Ceres right stands horn plenty scythe rake ears corn Italian text two cartouches lower margin Numbered twice lower left Bartsch 57-1 2 Illustrated Bartsch 57 printmaker Master Dice Italy design Michiel Coxie I c 1530 - c 1560 paper engraving intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 196 mm x width 229 mm detailed black white engraving two robed women near temple- entrance fluted columns pediment woman kneels ground hands near chest looks upward sits temple steps holding sheaf grain long curved object draped garment falling steps foot resting lower block surrounding them trees rolling landscape clouded sky foreground bundles trunk lying beside grasses