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Psyche Punished by Sorrow and Pain
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Psyche Punished by Sorrow and Pain

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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The personifications of sorrow and pain punish Psyche on the orders of the goddess Venus. Venus sits on a chair to the right and watches. Italian text in two cartouches in the lower margin. Numbered twice in the lower left: 21.

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Subjects
printPain, Sorrow, Sadness
Credit linePsyche gestraft door Smart en Pijn. c. 1530 - c. 1560. Meester van de Dobbelsteen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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