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Psyche's father consults the oracle, Story of Cupid and Psyche, print, Series number, 4, 32, Psyche's father consults the oracle of Apollo. On the right, a number of men with animals ready to be sacrificed. Italian text in two cartouches in the lower margin. Numbered twice lower left: 4., printmaker: Agostino Veneziano, Italy, after design by Michiel Coxie (I), 1500 - c. 1536, paper, engraving, intaglio printmaking technique, engraving with plate tone, height 196 mm x width 225 mm, A detailed black and white engraving shows a group of standing men in classical draped garments gathered in front of a tall architectural backdrop with columns and pilasters; one man wears a crown and gestures with his hands while others around him listen or point, some holding staffs or weapons, and one man raises an arm toward a nude statue on a pedestal at the left edge; several animals, including a bull with a chained collar, a dog with lowered head, and a ram, stand among the men; ornate decorative reliefs and sculpted motifs appear on a large vessel or altar in the foreground, and clouds and a vertical banner or obelisk rise near the right side of the scene.
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