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Psyche goes to seek the golden fleece
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Psyche goes to seek the golden fleece

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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Venus orders Psyche to collect wool from a flock of sheep with a golden fleece. On the left, Venus points Psyche to the sheep on the other side of a river. On the right, Psyche is with the sheep and among the reeds that whispered advice to her on how to collect the wool. Italian text in two cartouches in the lower margin. Numbered bottom left: 23 (twice).

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Credit linePsyche gaat de gouden wol zoeken. c. 1530 - c. 1560. Meester van de Dobbelsteen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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