Caption

Psyche goes to look for the golden wool, Story of Amor and Psyche, print, Series number, 23, 32, Venus instructs Psyche to collect wool from a flock of sheep with a golden fleece. On the left, Venus points Psyche towards the sheep on the other side of a river. On the right, Psyche with the sheep and among the reeds that whispered advice to her on how to collect the wool. Italian text in two cartouches in the lower margin. Numbered twice lower left: 23., Bartsch 61-1(2), The Illustrated Bartsch 61, 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, Two women stand near a treeed rocky outcrop, one facing slightly away with draped clothing and the other mostly nude with an arm extended pointing toward the right; behind them tall trees rise with detailed foliage against a clouded sky. Downriver a robed figure walks along a winding stream toward a stand of tall reeds where another figure peers from within, while a crouched figure works near a group of rounded objects on the riverbank. The foreground shows textured ground, scattered stones, and low plants, and the scene is rendered in fine dark lines with crosshatched shading.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A93_318

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39.5Mb (6.0Mb) / 13.4in x 11.5in / 4005 x 3448 (300dpi)

Keywords

Psyche goes look golden wool Story Amor Psyche print Series number 23 32 Venus instructs Psyche collect wool flock sheep golden fleece left Venus points Psyche towards side river right reeds whispered advice collect wool Italian text two cartouches lower margin Numbered twice lower left Bartsch 61-1 2 Illustrated Bartsch 61 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 Two women stand near treeed rocky outcrop facing slightly away draped clothing mostly nude arm extended pointing them tall trees rise detailed foliage clouded sky Downriver robed figure walks winding stream tall reeds another figure peers within crouched figure works group rounded objects riverbank foreground textured ground scattered stones low plants scene rendered fine dark lines crosshatched shading