Master of the Die (Italian, active c. 1530-1560)
after Michiel Coxcie I (Flemish, 1499-1592)
in turn, inspired by Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)
Venus Ordering Psyche to Seek Water From a Fountain Guarded by Dragons
INV-1582
Master of the Die (Italian, active c. 1530-1560)
after Michiel Coxcie I (Flemish, 1499-1592)
in turn, inspired by Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)1530/40
Venus Ordering Psyche to Seek Water From a Fountain Guarded by Dragons
Master of the Die (Italian, active c. 1530-1560) after Michiel Coxcie I (Flemish, 1499-1592) in turn, inspired by Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520) →engravingprint
Date
1530/40
Medium
Engraving in warm brown ink on ivory laid paper, attached to ivory laid paper along right margin
Dimensions
Image/primary support cut within platemark: 16.7 × 22.1 cm (6 5/8 × 8 3/4 in.); Sheet, with attached sheet at right: 16.7 × 30.2 cm (6 5/8 × 11 15/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Stanley Field, Everett D. Graff, and John H. Wrenn Memorial Endowments
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