Légende
Psyche's father consults the oracle, Story of Cupid and Psyche, print, Series number, 4, 32, Psyche's father consults the oracle of Apollo. On the right, a number of men with animals ready to be sacrificed. Italian text in two cartouches in the lower margin. Numbered twice lower left: 4., 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 225 mm, A detailed black and white engraving shows a group of robed and partially nude male figures gathered in front of an architectural backdrop of tall columns and a plinth; one figure wearing a crown gestures with open hands while others hold staffs or swords and look toward the crowned man; animals including a bull, a ram, and a lamb stand among the men, some bridled and led by ropes; a sculpted decorative pedestal with animal heads and a small standing statue is visible in the foreground, and a nude statue on a raised niche appears on the left side; the scene includes carved ornamentation, drapery folds, textured crosshatching in the background, and a band of script below the main scene.
Crédit
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Notre référence
LZT26A93_303
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
38.5Mo (5.8Mo) / 33.2cm x 29.1cm / 3921 x 3436 (300dpi)