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GODS AND MYTHS
Amor / Myths / Amor and Psyche / Cycles / -1528 - Giulio Romano (Mantua, Palazzo del Te, and later copies) / Works by Giulio
Amor / Myths / Amor and Psyche / Individual scenes / Psyche asks Ceres for mercy and is turned away (lib. VI, 2-3)
Further details
The South wall of the Sala di Psiche: the Wedding Banquet of Cupid and Psyche. The three lunettes above depict Psyche's pleas to Ceres for help, Venus with Juno and Ceres, Venus admonishing Cupid; Photo by Alinari, P. 2 N. 18723; Cf. BM Sarcophagus depicting same subject
Artist or creator
Date
1526 - 1528
Location
Associated persons
Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))
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Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’
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