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Psyche in Charon's Ferry
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Psyche in Charon's Ferry

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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Psyche stands in the boat of the ferryman Charon, who takes her across the river Styx. On the other side of the river lies the underworld, where Psyche encounters a man with a donkey. Italian text in two cartouches in the lower margin. Numbered twice in the lower left: 25.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printCharon, the ferryman
Credit linePsyche in de veerboot van Charon. c. 1530 - c. 1560. Meester van de Dobbelsteen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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