Plate 18: Venus in her dove-drawn chariot at right complaining to Jupiter in the centre who is accompanied by Mercury and an eagle, at left Mercury has descended to earth . .Series: Story of Cupid and Psyche
Michiel Coxcie the Elder (Mechelen 1499 - Mechelen 1592)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1530 - 1560
Materials
Ink on paper.
Measurements
192 x 227 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.7.39
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_M-44-37
Summary
(Folio 12, recto, upper right print) Plate 18: Venus in her dove-drawn chariot at right complaining to Jupiter in the centre who is accompanied by Mercury and an eagle, at left Mercury has descended to earth . .Series: Story of Cupid and Psyche
Provenance
At Saltram by 1771 and thence by descent to Montagu Brownlow Parker (1878-1962), 5th Earl of Morley and given to NT as part of the Endowment following transfer in 1957.
Marks and inscriptions
Lower left: Numbered twice in lower left, lettered in two columns along bottom 'Con le colombe al ciel Vener corregia ... '; lower right ' Ant. Sal. exc.'
Makers and roles
Michiel Coxcie the Elder (Mechelen 1499 - Mechelen 1592), creator Master of the Die (fl. 1530 - 1560), creator Antonio Salamanca (1478 - 1562), publisher