Caption
Psyche receives the jar with Proserpina's beauty, Story of Amor and Psyche, print, Series number, 27, 32, In the underworld, Psyche receives the jar filled with the beauty of Proserpina, the queen of the underworld. Italian text in two cartouches in the lower margin. Numbered twice lower left: 27., printmaker: Master of the Dice, Italy, after design by Michiel Coxie (I), c. 1530 - c. 1560, Master of the Dice, Michiel Coxie (I), printmaker, after design by, paper, engraving, intaglio printmaking technique, engraving with plate tone, height 199 mm x width 231 mm, A monochrome etching showing two seated figures in classical drapery on stone steps or a platform in front of a large architectural column and a building facade with an arched recess, one figure reclining with an arm draped over the knee and looking toward the other, the other figure kneeling and leaning forward with a hand near the face; the foreground contains textured rock and cloud-like forms beneath their feet, the background is filled with hatched sky and billowing cloud shapes, and architectural details include fluted columns, a stepped base, and carved moldings.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26A93_322
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40.1Mb (6.6Mb) / 13.3in x 11.8in / 3978 x 3527 (300dpi)