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Mercur [sic] führt Psyche nach dem Olympe [sic] (Verso, overall album page (.119-.120))

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Photograph of a spandrel that is part of the fresco by Raphael and his workshop in the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche in the Villa Farnesina. It depicts Mercury, shown here as a nude male figure with his winged hat, leading Psyche in flight up toward the heavens. The scene is framed with elaborate festoons of various plants painted by Giovanni da Udine.

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  • Title: Mercur [sic] führt Psyche nach dem Olympe [sic] (Verso, overall album page (.119-.120))
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1859
  • Location Created: Rome, Italy
  • Physical Dimensions: 20.6 × 18 cm (8 1/8 × 7 1/16 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Albumen silver print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XO.251.3.120
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown maker
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
The J. Paul Getty Museum

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