Légende
Psyche on her way to the Underworld, Story of Amor and Psyche, print, Series number, 24, 32, Venus instructs Psyche to descend into the Underworld and bring back a jar filled with the beauty of Proserpina, the queen of the Underworld. On the left, Psyche by the tower giving her advice. Italian text in two cartouches in the lower margin. Numbered lower left: 24., 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 197 mm x width 228 mm, A monochrome engraved scene shows a landscape with rocky ground, plants, and a tall cylindrical tower with a conical roof near the center left; a figure in flowing drapery stands at the tower entrance pointing outward while another kneeling figure faces the tower; to the right a group of two standing women in classical drapery stand by a tree, one partly nude with a cloth draped over her, the other reaching toward her; a large tree with detailed leaves occupies the center-right foreground, and in the distant left background low hills and a small building are visible beneath a sky filled with horizontal cloud bands.
Crédit
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Notre référence
LZT26A93_319
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
38.9Mo (6.4Mo) / 33.6cm x 29.0cm / 3970 x 3426 (300dpi)