The Wedding of Cupid and Psyche

Giorgio Ghisica. 1573-1574

Details

Title: The Wedding of Cupid and Psyche
Creator: Giorgio Ghisi after Giulio Romano
Date Created: ca. 1573-1574
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signed in plate, lower right: “G MF” (in monogram) 1574; "Iulius Ro./In" on tablet; "Nicolo van Aelst for. Rome," lower right
Print State: Third of four states
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Friends of the Davison Art Center funds, 1980
Materials & Techniques: Engraving on laid paper. Watermark: IH (?S) surmounted by cross, in circle
Keywords: animals, dogs, mythology, nudes
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 360 mm x 232 mm (14.17 in. x 9.13 in.).
Bibliography: Bartsch (vol. 15), 45; Thieme-Becker vol. 13, p. 564; Boorsch 50; P. Lemarchand, L’Amour des Dieux, figs. 735 and 736, first and bowdlerized second states
Associated People: Created by Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520-1582), After Giulio Romano (Italian, probably 1499 - 1546)
Accession Number: 1980.7.1

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