Mythology & Putti
MASTER OF THE DIE (ACTIVE 1530-60)
The Fable of Cupid and Psyche
c. 1532Engravings | RCIN 851790
A series of 32 numbered plates depicting episodes taken from Apuleius' Story of Cupid and Psyche , all of which were engraved by the Master of the Die with the exception of three by Agostino Veneziano (RCIN 851790.d; RCIN 851790.g; RCIN 851790.m). Formerly thought to have been designed by Raphael, the engravings are now reputed to be based on Raphael-inspired drawings which Vasari attributed to Michiel Coxie. Massari (in Raphael Invenit 1985, p.257) suggests a date of c.1532, the year in which Coxie met the Master of the Die in Rome.
Creator(s)
Master of the Die (active 1530-60) (engraver)
Agostino dei Musi (c. 1490-after 1536) (engraver)
Michiel Coxie (c. 1499-1592) (designer)
- Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Language, Linguistics and Literature
- Literature
- Fiction
- Tales & legends
- Myths
- Tales & legends
- Fiction
- Literature
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Religions of antiquity
- Classical mythology
- Cupid & Psyche (myth)
- Classical mythology
- Religions of antiquity
- Religions and faiths
Object type(s)
- visual works
- prints
- Language, Linguistics and Literature
Bibliographic reference(s)
Raphael Invenit 1985 : G. Bernini Pezzini et al., Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome, 1985 pp.250-7, nos.IX.1-32
Other number(s)
Ruland p.134 D.XXXVI.1-32
