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In the clouds above Mount Olympus, the gods celebrate the marriage of the winged God of Love to Psyche, who is seated to the right. Jupiter, in the center, holds a thunderbolt, and three winged Horae scatter flowers over the assembled guests.

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Document identity
localId
13620
label
The Wedding Banquet of Cupid and Psyche
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Source metadata
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13620
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object
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normalized
title
The Wedding Banquet of Cupid and Psyche
description
In the clouds above Mount Olympus, the gods celebrate the marriage of the winged God of Love to Psyche, who is seated to the right. Jupiter, in the center, holds a thunderbolt, and three winged Horae scatter flowers over the assembled guests.
provenance
Fountaine (?); Martin Hecksher, Stockholm, Vienna [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Christie's, London, May 4-6, 1898, lot 296; J. and S. Goldschmidt, Frankfurt am Main, May 4, 1898, by purchase; John Pierpont Morgan, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1919, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1555-1585 (Renaissance)
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CC0
language
en
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Enamels
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
52
height
39
dimensionsRaw
H: 20 1/2 x W: 15 3/8 in. (52 x 39 cm)
Source extras
med
painted enamel on copper
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3190
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REN
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2178
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2747
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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