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Venus Orders Psyche to Sort Grain
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Venus Orders Psyche to Sort Grain

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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To the right, Venus points Psyche toward the mountains of grain that Psyche must sort. In the center, Venus and Psyche appear again. On the left, Venus watches from a table. Italian text in two cartouches in the lower margin. Numbered twice in the lower left: 22.

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Credit lineVenus draagt Psyche op graan te sorteren. c. 1530 - c. 1560. Meester van de Dobbelsteen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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