Plate 31: Gods celebrating the wedding of Cupid and Psyche, from "The Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius"

Q: When was "Plate 31: Gods celebrating the wedding of Cupid and Psyche, from "The Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius"" created?

This artwork was created 1530–60.

Q: Is "Plate 31: Gods celebrating the wedding of Cupid and Psyche, from "The Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius"" in the public domain?

Yes, Plate 31: Gods celebrating the wedding of Cupid and Psyche, from "The Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius" is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Antonio Salamanca|Master of the Die|Michiel Coxie (I)

1530–60

Plate 31: Gods celebrating the wedding of Cupid and Psyche, from "The Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius" by Antonio Salamanca|Master of the Die|Michiel Coxie (I)

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

Sheet: 10 1/4 × 15 13/16 in. (26 × 40.2 cm) Plate: 7 11/16 × 9 1/16 in. (19.6 × 23 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library

Accession Number

41.71.3(31)

Tags

MenCupidPsycheGods

About this artwork

This engraving represents Plate 31 from a celebrated series of thirty-two prints depicting the legend of Cupid and Psyche, created between 1530 and 1560. The Master of the Die, an anonymous Italian engraver who signed works with a small die symbol, collaborated with Agostino Veneziano to translate drawings by Flemish artist Michiel Coxie (1499-1592) into this narrative cycle. Published by Antonio Salamanca, a prominent Roman print dealer, the series brought the beloved tale from Apuleius's 'Meta...

About the Artist

|Salamanca 1478–1562 Rome

Plate 31: Gods celebrating the wedding of Cupid and Psyche, from "The Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius"

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