Légende

Psyche Leading Cerberus, Story of Amor and Psyche, print, Series number, 26, 32, Psyche leads Cerberus, the three-headed dog that guards the entrance to the underworld. On the left, the three Fates, spinning the threads of life for humans. Italian text in two cartouches in the lower margin. Numbered twice lower left: 26., 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 194 mm x width 226 mm, A monochrome engraving shows a woman in a flowing dress bending forward at the entrance of a building, extending her hand toward two dogs that sit on the steps; the woman holds a small vessel in her other hand and her hair is styled in a braided updo. To the left, three seated women occupy a shaded area near a thatched roof, one woman wearing a hood and the others holding flat rectangular objects on their laps. Trees and bushes rise behind them, and a winding path or rocky ground stretches across the foreground with scattered vegetation and stones. The building entrance features a rounded arch and a wall with a small window and a hanging plant, and clouds with linear shading fill the sky above. The lower edge of the image contains a framed panel with decorative scroll elements and a rectangular area containing rows of script.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A93_321

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

38.5Mo (12.4Mo) / 33.5cm x 28.7cm / 3961 x 3393 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Psyche Leading Cerberus Story Amor Psyche print Series number 26 32 leads Cerberus three-headed dog guards entrance underworld left three Fates spinning threads life humans Italian text two cartouches lower margin Numbered twice lower left printmaker Master Dice Italy design Michiel Coxie I c 1530 - c 1560 paper engraving intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 194 mm x width 226 mm monochrome engraving woman flowing dress bending forward building extending hand two dogs sit steps woman holds small vessel hair styled braided updo three seated women occupy shaded area near thatched roof woman wearing hood holding flat rectangular objects laps Trees bushes rise them winding path rocky ground stretches across foreground scattered vegetation stones building entrance features rounded arch wall small window hanging plant clouds linear shading fill sky lower edge image contains framed panel decorative scroll elements rectangular area containing rows script