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Venus Ordering Psyche to Sort a Heap of Grain: P.6048-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Venus Ordering Psyche to Sort a Heap of Grain
Fable of Psyche

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Master of the Die
Painter: Sanzio, Raffaello (After)
Coxie, Michiel I (After)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

Circa 1530 - Circa 1535

Note

State I/II, no.22 in the Series, but the printed numbers are not visible. A "22" has been added in the cartouche.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.6048-R
Primary reference Number: 127696
Bartsch: 60-I
Passavant: p.100
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 10 May 2013 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Venus Ordering Psyche to Sort a Heap of Grain" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/127696 Accessed: 2024-11-25 16:13:54

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