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Tapestry from the Psyche Series

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, François Boucher1748/1750

Quirinale Palace

Quirinale Palace
Rome, Italy

The scene is probably inspired by the story of Jean de La Fontaine and Erminia among the shepherds of Torquato Tasso. It represents Psyche who, after the attempted suicide for the abandonment of Love, she is welcomed by a shepherd in the modest house where he lives with her two granddaughters.

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  • Title: Tapestry from the Psyche Series
  • Creator: Manufacture of Beauvais, directed by Jean-Baptiste Oudry and Nicolas Besnier, based on models by François Boucher
  • Date Created: 1748/1750
  • Type: Tapestry
  • Photographer: Francesco Taurisano
  • Location in the Palace: Hall of the Tapestries
Quirinale Palace

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