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Psyche opens the jar with Proserpina's beauty, Story of Amor and Psyche, print, Series number, 28, 32, Seduced by the idea that it will make her more beautiful, Psyche opens the jar filled with the beauty of Proserpina, the goddess of the underworld. On the right, Amor escapes from the window of the palace in which Venus imprisoned him. On the left, the fallen Psyche awakens, after which Amor will take her away. Italian text in two cartouches in the lower margin. Numbered twice lower left: 28., collector's mark: 'Hinloopen', number: '5', printmaker: Meester van de Dobbelsteen, Italy, after design by Michiel Coxie (I), publisher: Antonio Salamanca, Rome, c. 1530 - c. 1560, Master of the Dice, paper, engraving, intaglio printmaking technique, engraving with plate tone, height 198 mm x width 234 mm, A detailed black and white engraving shows a robed woman standing and leaning forward to hand a small object to a winged child who kneels before her, the child holding the object with both hands and wearing a quiver on his back; another winged child floats out of a window in a tall building on the right while holding a bow, and two flying children appear above a reclining figure on the left near a group of trees; the scene includes rolling ground with grass and plants, a stone building with a visible doorway and steps, distant trees and clouds rendered with fine linework, and decorative borders at the bottom with ornamental scroll panels.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A83_030

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

40.8Mo (6.8Mo) / 34.8cm x 29.3cm / 4113 x 3465 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Psyche opens jar Proserpina's beauty Story Amor Psyche print Series number 28 32 Seduced idea will beautiful jar filled beauty Proserpina goddess underworld right Amor escapes window palace Venus imprisoned left fallen Psyche awakens Amor will take away Italian text two cartouches lower margin Numbered twice lower left collector's mark Hinloopen number 5 printmaker Meester van de Dobbelsteen Italy design Michiel Coxie I publisher Antonio Salamanca Rome c 1530 - c 1560 Master Dice paper engraving intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 198 mm x width 234 mm detailed black white engraving robed woman standing leaning forward hand small object winged child kneels child holding object hands wearing quiver back another winged child floats tall building holding bow two flying children reclining figure left near group trees scene includes rolling ground grass plants stone building visible doorway steps distant trees clouds rendered fine linework decorative borders bottom ornamental scroll panels