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Source Description
Eight gods are seated at table, the background is draped with a looped curtain; the banquet takes place in a hall rather than the summit of Mount Olympus. Buildings are seen through the window on the left. Cupid lifts the front of the tablecloth (compare with Walters 44.286), disclosing the wooden support of the table. An ewer and basin also occupy the foreground. On the reverse in a central medallion of twisted cable framework is the standing figure of Jupiter with an eagle at his feet. Around this is a frame surmounted by a putto mask, while below Jupiter is a tablet with the date: 1567. Scrollwork in gold fills out the area and the rim is decorated with interlacing ribbon in white.
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Document identity
localId
35802
label
The Wedding Banquet of Cupid and Psyche
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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35802
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
The Wedding Banquet of Cupid and Psyche
description
Eight gods are seated at table, the background is draped with a looped curtain; the banquet takes place in a hall rather than the summit of Mount Olympus. Buildings are seen through the window on the left. Cupid lifts the front of the tablecloth (compare with Walters 44.286), disclosing the wooden support of the table. An ewer and basin also occupy the foreground. On the reverse in a central medallion of twisted cable framework is the standing figure of Jupiter with an eagle at his feet. Around this is a frame surmounted by a putto mask, while below Jupiter is a tablet with the date: 1567. Scrollwork in gold fills out the area and the rim is decorated with interlacing ribbon in white.
provenance
Charles Stein [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Frederic Spitzer [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Paris, April 17, 1893 and following days, lot 541; Seligmann Brothers, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1567 (Renaissance)
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
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platters
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
51
height
38.5
dimensionsRaw
L: 20 1/16 x W: 15 3/16 in. (51 x 38.5 cm)
Source extras
RelatedObjects
30778
med
painted enamels on copper
creator_ids
2005
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
2379
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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