Tapestry dedicated to the mythological fable of Cupid and Psyche

The tapestry is part of a series that illustrates the initial stages of the mythological fable of Cupid and Psyche handed down by Apuleius's Golden Ass. The cloth depicts the starting point of Apuleius's text: the young Charite, held hostage by a group of bandits, is consoled by the elderly jailer who tells her the tale of Cupid and Psyche.