Plate
1543 (dated)
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Plate depicting Venus and Cupid pleading before Jupiter and the assembled gods and Mercury conducting Psyche to Olympus.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | Plate depicting Venus and Cupid before Jupiter and Mercury conducting Psyche to Olympus, made in Urbino, dated 1543, tin-glazed earthenware |
| Physical description | Plate depicting Venus and Cupid pleading before Jupiter and the assembled gods and Mercury conducting Psyche to Olympus. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Eco gioue espolor come cupido, / Con mariteule lacio uole legare, / E incotenete dal terreste lido, / Fa da mercurio psiche in celo portare.' (Italian. Painted on back) |
| Gallery label | Plate depicting Venus and Cupid pleading before Jupiter and the assembled gods and Mercury conducting Psyche to Olympus
Made in Urbino, Italy dated 1543
Inscription: 'Eco gioue espolor come cupido/ Con mariteule lacio uole legare/E incotenete dal terreste lido/Fa da mercurio psiche in celo portare'
Tin-glazed earthenware
C.2236-1910 Salting Bequest
The scene is adapted from an engraving after Raphael. The extended inscription on the back explains the subject.(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
| Production | John Mallet 29/6/2000 The scene is adapted from an engraving after Raphael. The extended inscription on the back explains the subject. |
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| Other number | 904 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | C.2236-1910 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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