Caption

Lucius listens to the story of Amor and Psyche, Story of Amor and Psyche, print, Series number, 1, 32, Lucius, the protagonist of Apuleius' novel 'Metamorphoses', has been transformed into a donkey and hears an old woman telling the story of Amor and Psyche to a young woman. Before the opening of a cave, the old woman with spinning wheel and dog sits on the left, and the young woman on the right. Italian text in two cartouches in the bottom margin. Numbered twice lower left: 1., 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 195 mm x width 224 mm, A monochrome engraving shows two seated women in classical drapery facing each other near a rocky cave entrance, one older woman holding a spindle-like tool and appearing to gesture toward a distaff while the younger woman rests her arm on her chest with eyes lowered, a small round stool between them bearing a few indistinct objects, a sleeping dog curled on the ground in front of them, a donkey standing to the left behind the rocks, textured rock formations and sparse vegetation filling the background, and a narrow archway opening to darkness on the right.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B37_271

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37.5Mb (12.5Mb) / 13.0in x 11.2in / 3901 x 3358 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lucius listens story Amor Psyche Story print Series number 1 32 Lucius protagonist Apuleius novel Metamorphoses transformed donkey hears old woman telling young woman opening cave old woman spinning wheel dog sits left right Italian text two cartouches bottom margin Numbered twice lower left printmaker Master Dice Italy design Michiel Coxie I c 1530 - c 1560 paper engraving intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 195 mm x width 224 mm monochrome engraving two seated women classical drapery facing near rocky entrance older woman holding spindle- tool appearing gesture distaff younger woman rests arm chest eyes lowered small round stool them bearing indistinct objects sleeping dog curled ground front them donkey standing rocks textured rock formations sparse vegetation filling background narrow archway opening darkness right