Drawings

Psyche Brought to Venus

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1866
Accession number: 2000.5.1550.33
Makers: Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898); Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Dimensions: 4 7/8 x 7 1/8 in. (12.4 x 18.1 cm.) book: 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (23.5 x 19.1 cm.)
Medium: ink and graphite on paper
Description: Design for book illustration. Venus on throne at left, surrounded by four attendants - three attendants at left bringing Psyche to Venus - courtyard scene again, stairs in background. Venus and Psyche both made, long hair streaming down their backs.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
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