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Plate 13: Psyche looking at Cupid, from "The Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius"

Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi) Italian
After Michiel Coxie (I) Netherlandish
Publisher Antonio Salamanca Italian (born Spain)

1530–60

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This book contains 32 plates bound together, 3 of which are by Agostino Veneziano.

Plate 13: Psyche looking at Cupid, from "The Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius", Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi) (Italian, Venice ca. 1490–after 1536 Rome), Engraving — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Plate 13: Psyche looking at Cupid, from "The Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius"

Series/Portfolio: The Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius

Artist: Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi) (Italian, Venice ca. 1490–after 1536 Rome)

Artist: After Michiel Coxie (I) (Netherlandish, Mechelen ca. 1499–1592 Mechelen)

Publisher: Antonio Salamanca (Italian (born Spain), Salamanca 1478–1562 Rome)

Date: 1530–60

Medium: Engraving

Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/4 × 15 13/16 in. (26 × 40.2 cm)
Plate: 7 11/16 × 9 1/4 in. (19.6 × 23.5 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library

Accession Number: 41.71.3(13)

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