Bust of Psyche

Luigi Rosi Italian

Not on view

The diaphanous nature of Psyche’s butterfly wings is indicated by small circular cuts into the translucent claret-toned layer. Anticipating customers, Luigi Rosi (apparently unrecorded apart from this piece) supplied his address in the Via Rasella near the Trevi Fountain in Rome. Most Roman carvers favored locations northwest of there, in streets between the Spanish Steps and the Piazza del Popolo.

Bust of Psyche, Luigi Rosi (Italian, active Rome), Onyx, Italian, Rome

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