Plate 12: Psyche's sisters persuade her that a serpent has been sleeping with 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 225 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.7.50
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_M-44-25
Summary
(Folio 15, recto, upper left print) Plate 12: Psyche's sisters persuade her that a serpent has been sleeping with 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 lower left, lettered with two columns of description along bottom 'L'invidiose de l gran ben di Psiche ...'; 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