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Cupid Flees from Psyche
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Cupid Flees from Psyche

Meester van de Dobbelsteen · c. 1530 - c. 1560 · engraving; intaglio printmaking technique; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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In a landscape, the princess Psyche sits while being abandoned by her beloved Amor. In the background, Psyche attempts to throw herself into a river and is comforted by the god Pan. Italian text in two cartouches in the lower margin. Numbered twice in the lower left: 14.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printPsyche with Pan and Echo
Credit lineAmor vlucht voor Psyche. c. 1530 - c. 1560. Meester van de Dobbelsteen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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