1500
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
History of Cupid and Psyche is a 1500 by Agostino dei Musi, a Renaissance work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows four nude figures in a dimly lit room. A woman stands leaning on a pillar, while another kneels by a large vase, holding a smaller one. A third woman sits nearby, and a man stands over her, touching her shoulder. The room has arched windows, a small statue on a shelf, and a bed in the background. The scene looks like a quiet moment from a story, with soft light and shadow playing on the figures. The artist used shading to make the bodies look three-dimensional. Next, look up Renaissance to see how this style shaped art.
A print on paper by Agostino dei Musi from around 1500 depicts Psyche bathing while attended by nymphs.
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Agostino Veneziano ("Venetian Agostino"), whose real name was Agostino de' Musi (c. 1490 – c. 1540), was an important and prolific Italian engraver of the Renaissance.
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