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Lucius Listens to the Story of Cupid and Psyche
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Lucius Listens to the Story of Cupid and 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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Lucius, the protagonist of Apuleius' novel 'Metamorphoses', has been transformed into a donkey and hears an old woman telling the story of Amor and Psyche to a young woman. To the left of a cave entrance sits the old woman with a spinning wheel and a dog, and to the right, the young woman. Italian text in two cartouches in the lower margin. Numbered twice in the lower left: 1.

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printass, donkeydistaff
Credit lineLucius luistert naar het verhaal van Amor en Psyche. c. 1530 - c. 1560. Meester van de Dobbelsteen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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