Caption

Psyche in Charon's Ferry, Story of Amor and Psyche, print, Series number, 25, 32, Psyche stands in the ferryman Charon's boat, which takes her to the other side of the River Styx. On the other side of the river lies the underworld, where Psyche encounters a man with a donkey. Italian text in two cartouches in the lower margin. Numbered twice lower left: 25., Bartsch 63-1(2), The Illustrated Bartsch 63, 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 195 mm x width 227 mm, A monochrome engraved scene shows three figures in the foreground near a small boat, with a kneeling bearded man on the left holding a staff and looking toward the center, a standing robed woman in the middle holding a cup and facing forward, and a muscular man on the right bent over the boat grasping an oar. The boat has visible planks and a curved hull, and water with ripples is around it. In the background to the right a smaller figure leads a donkey that carries bundles while another standing figure gestures with an outstretched arm. The sky is filled with stylized clouds and horizontal hatching, and rocky ground and tufts of vegetation appear near the shore. The lower border contains decorative scrolls and blocks of text.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B37_295

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Keywords

Psyche Charon's Ferry Story Amor print Series number 25 32 Psyche stands ferryman Charon's boat takes side River Styx river lies underworld Psyche encounters man donkey Italian text two cartouches lower margin Numbered twice lower left Bartsch 63-1 2 Illustrated Bartsch 63 printmaker Master Dice Italy design Michiel Coxie I c 1530 - c 1560 paper engraving intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 195 mm x width 227 mm monochrome engraved scene three figures foreground near small boat kneeling bearded left holding staff looking center standing robed woman middle holding cup facing forward muscular man right bent boat grasping oar boat visible planks curved hull water ripples background right smaller figure leads carries bundles another standing figure gestures outstretched arm sky filled stylized clouds horizontal hatching rocky ground tufts vegetation near shore lower border contains decorative scrolls blocks text