Caption

Ceres refuses help to Psyche, Story of Amor and Psyche, print, Series number, 19, 32, On the left the kneeling Psyche asking the goddess Ceres for help. On the right stands Ceres with a horn of plenty, scythe, rake and ears of corn. Italian text in two cartouches in the lower margin. Numbered twice lower left: 19., Bartsch 57-1(2), The Illustrated Bartsch 57, 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, A monochrome engraved scene shows two robed women on a stone portico with classical columns and an architectural backdrop; one woman is seated on a raised step, leaning forward with one arm resting on her knee and the other hand pointing toward a shallow dish of fruit on a small pedestal, while the other woman kneels on the ground facing her with one hand near her chest; trees and rolling hills appear in the background to the left and a tall tree grows beside the building to the right; draped cloth and detailed folds of the garments, carved column capitals, a stone wall, scattered small rounded objects on the ground, and a bundle of long, thin sticks are visible in the foreground.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B37_289

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Keywords

Ceres refuses help Psyche Story Amor print Series number 19 32 left kneeling Psyche asking goddess Ceres right stands horn plenty scythe rake ears corn Italian text two cartouches lower margin Numbered twice lower left Bartsch 57-1 2 Illustrated Bartsch 57 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 monochrome engraved scene two robed women stone portico classical columns architectural backdrop woman seated raised step leaning forward arm resting knee hand pointing shallow dish fruit small pedestal woman kneels ground facing hand near chest trees rolling hills background tall tree grows beside building draped cloth detailed folds garments carved column capitals stone wall scattered small rounded objects ground bundle long thin sticks visible foreground