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Psyche on the Way to the Underworld
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Psyche on the Way to the Underworld

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

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Venus orders Psyche to descend into the underworld and bring back a jar filled with the beauty of Proserpina, queen of the underworld. On the left, Psyche is at the tower that gives her advice. Italian text in two cartouches in the lower margin. Numbered in the lower left: 24.

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Credit linePsyche onderweg naar de onderwereld. c. 1530 - c. 1560. Meester van de Dobbelsteen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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