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The Wedding of Cupid and Psyche

ca. 1573-1574
16th century
360 x 232 mm (14.2 x 9.1 in.)

Giorgio Ghisi, Italian, (1520–1582)
After Giulio Romano, Italian, (probably 1499–1546)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Engraving on laid paper

State: Third of four states

Print impression quality: Fine

Marks: Signed in plate, lower right: “G MF” (in monogram) 1574; "Iulius Ro./In" on tablet; "Nicolo van Aelst for. Rome," lower right

Marks: Watermark: IH (?S) surmounted by cross, in circle

Bibliography: Bartsch 45 (vol. 15); Thieme-Becker vol. 13, p. 564; Boorsch 50; P. Lemarchand, L’Amour des Dieux, figs. 735 and 736, first and bowdlerized second states.

Credit Line: Friends of the Davison Art Center funds, 1980

Accession Number: 1980.7.1

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animals*, dogs, mythology, nudes*

animals - This section can use more hierarchical (quasi-Linnaean) refinement in future; extant terms were assembled into a fairly flat and slightly redundant structure to expedite conversion.
dogs
mythology
nudes - Representations of unclothed human figures. [February 1998 related term added, "nudity"; alternate descriptor changed, was "nude". September 1990 descriptor added.]

Dimensions

plate Dimensions: 360 x 232 mm (14.2 x 9.1 in.)

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Giorgio Ghisi, Italian, (1520–1582) Giulio Romano, Italian, (probably 1499–1546) . The Wedding of Cupid and Psyche, ca. 1573-1574. Engraving on laid paper. Third of four states. plate : 360 x 232 mm (14.2 x 9.1 in.). DAC accession number 1980.7.1. Friends of the Davison Art Center funds, 1980. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: M. Johnston) .

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