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Psyche reports to her sisters, Story of Cupid and Psyche, print, Series number, 15, 32, Psyche tells her two sisters that Cupid has left her. On the left, the two sisters throwing themselves off a mountain in the hope of being taken to Cupid by Zephyrus (the personification of the west wind). Italian text in two cartouches in the lower margin. Numbered twice lower left: 15., The Illustrated Bartsch 53, Bartsch 53-1(2), 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 198 mm x width 228 mm, A monochrome print shows three draped women standing on stone steps beside a columned building, their robes detailed with folds and their feet visible at the hem; one woman faces forward with a hand near her chest, another gestures with a hand toward the first, and the third looks toward the second while leaning slightly forward; to the left a rocky cliff rises with vegetation and a reclining figure on the edge reaching outward while another figure hovers above on flowing drapery; in the background there is an archway and distant architectural structures, and the foreground includes textured ground, small plants, scattered pebbles, and decorative border elements along the bottom.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A93_311

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

39.5Mo (7.4Mo) / 33.7cm x 29.4cm / 3976 x 3476 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Psyche reports sisters Story Cupid Psyche print Series number 15 32 Psyche tells two sisters left throwing themselves off mountain hope Zephyrus personification west wind Italian text two cartouches lower margin Numbered twice lower left Illustrated Bartsch 53 Bartsch 53-1 2 printmaker Master Dice Italy design Michiel Coxie I c 1530 - c 1560 paper engraving intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 198 mm x width 228 mm monochrome print three draped women standing stone steps beside columned building robes detailed folds feet visible hem woman faces forward hand near chest another gestures hand first third looks second leaning slightly forward rocky cliff rises vegetation reclining figure edge reaching outward another figure hovers flowing drapery background archway distant architectural structures foreground includes textured ground small plants scattered pebbles decorative border elements bottom