People Rendering Honors to Psyche
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People Rendering Honors to Psyche
Artist: Master of the Die (active ca. 1532 – )
Artist: Raphael (Urbino, Italy, 1483-1520 - , Rome, Italy) After
Date:
ca. 1530-1540
16th century
Dimensions:
7.87 x 9.25 in. (20 x 23.5 cm)
Dimensions Extent:
overall
Object Type:
Print
Creation Place:
Europe, Italy
Medium and Support:
Engraving on paper
Credit Line:
Museum purchase, 2016
Accession Number:
2016.13.01
This work is not currently on view
This engraving formed part of a series of 32 prints telling the story of the god Cupid and the mortal woman, Psyche, with whom he fell in love. In this early scene, the beautiful Psyche receives tribute from a crowd of people in front of a pagan temple. Below, the lines of verse (drawn from a translation of Apuleius) explain that Psyche was one of three daughters born to a king and queen. More beautiful than her sisters and more beautiful than any mortal, she received honors which were rightfully due to Venus, the goddess of beauty—spurring the goddess to seek revenge.
The name of the Master of the Die is unknown, but he seems to have studied with Marcantonio Raimondi, one of the best-known Renaissance engravers. The print is inscribed with the name of the publisher, Antonio Salamanca, at the lower left: “Ant[onio] Sal[amanca] exc[udit]."
The name of the Master of the Die is unknown, but he seems to have studied with Marcantonio Raimondi, one of the best-known Renaissance engravers. The print is inscribed with the name of the publisher, Antonio Salamanca, at the lower left: “Ant[onio] Sal[amanca] exc[udit]."
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Refers broadly to the period, styles, and culture of the state centered on the city of Rome from the period from the founding of the city ca. 700 BCE through the events leading to the founding of the republic in 509 BCE, the establishment of the empire in 27 BCE, and the final eclipse of the Empire of the West in the 5th century CE. Ancient Rome became a powerful force and supplanted Greek and Etruscan influence on the Apennine peninsula. Its rule and influence gradually encompassed a wide area in Europe, northern Africa, the Middle East, and Asia Minor. Its influence was wide in scope, including sculpture, painting, architecture, engineering, language, the road system, law, and many other areas of culture. Roman art and architecture is characterized by early derivations from Greek art and architecture, but it gradually developed into a style of its own, absorbing characteristics of styles from the far flung regions under its control.
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