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Meeting of gods regarding the fate of Psyche, Story of Cupid and Psyche, print, Series number, 30, 32, Jupiter has summoned the Olympian gods after Cupid begged him for mercy for the king's daughter Psyche. On the left, Mercury giving Psyche a cup of ambrosia, a drink that will make her immortal. On the right in the foreground, Mercury taking Psyche to Olympus. Italian text in two cartouches in the lower margin. Numbered twice lower left: 30., 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 197 mm x width 225 mm, A detailed engraving shows a group of clothed and partially nude figures seated and standing on stylized clouds, with muscular male figures, draped female figures, and children interacting; one bearded male sits with a draped cloth and a bird with a long neck and large feathers at his feet, another figure holds a trident, and a helmeted warrior stands behind a seated woman wearing ornate armor; two women sit together with a bird beside them, several figures reach toward a pair of figures floating on a lower cloud, and in the background more standing figures and cloud formations fill the scene.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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