Bathing Psyche, Story of Amor and Psyche, print, Psyche sitting on the edge of a bath, surrounded by three nymphs invisible to her. On the right, a view through to Psyche lying in her bed. Italian text in two cartouches in the lower margin. Numbered twice lower left: 7., 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 234 mm, A monochrome engraving showing a tiled interior with arched windows and recessed niches, featuring five partially draped or nude women engaged in bathing and grooming around basins and ornate pitchers; one woman stands with a cloth over her head by a circular tub, another sits on the tub letting her hair be arranged by a kneeling woman holding a bowl, a seated woman on the right adjusts a draped cloth on her leg, and a reclining figure lies on a bed in a recessed alcove; architectural details include a coffered ceiling, a tal...
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Bathing Psyche, Story of Amor and Psyche, print, Psyche sitting on the edge of a bath, surrounded by three nymphs invisible to her. On the right, a view through to Psyche lying in her bed. Italian text in two cartouches in the lower margin. Numbered twice lower left: 7., 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 234 mm, A monochrome engraving showing a tiled interior with arched windows and recessed niches, featuring five partially draped or nude women engaged in bathing and grooming around basins and ornate pitchers; one woman stands with a cloth over her head by a circular tub, another sits on the tub letting her hair be arranged by a kneeling woman holding a bowl, a seated woman on the right adjusts a draped cloth on her leg, and a reclining figure lies on a bed in a recessed alcove; architectural details include a coffered ceiling, a tall cylindrical structure with paneling, patterned wall shading, and various vessels placed on the floor.

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Bathing Psyche Story Amor Psyche print Psyche sitting edge bath surrounded three nymphs invisible right view Psyche lying bed Italian text two cartouches lower margin Numbered twice lower left 7 printmaker Agostino Veneziano Italy design Michiel Coxie I 1500 - c 1536 paper engraving intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 196 mm x width 234 mm monochrome showing tiled interior arched windows recessed niches featuring five partially draped nude women engaged bathing grooming basins ornate pitchers woman stands cloth head circular tub another sits tub letting hair arranged kneeling woman holding bowl seated woman right adjusts draped cloth leg reclining figure lies recessed alcove architectural details include coffered ceiling tall cylindrical structure paneling patterned wall shading various vessels placed floor

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