Plate 19: Ceres at right leaning on a pedestal refusing any assistance to Psyche who kneels before her . 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
195 x 230 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.7.44
Summary
(Folio 13, recto, lower left print) Plate 19: Ceres at right leaning on a pedestal refusing any assistance to Psyche who kneels before her . 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 'Psiche cercando del marito l'orme ...'; lower centre '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