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Psyche led by Zephyr into the palace of Love and Psyche showing her wealth to her sisters (Manufacture de Beauvais) - Boucher

Date :
Between 1741 and 1745
Type of image :
Tapisserie
Dimensions (HxL cm) :
363x616 cm
Storage Location :
OTUCK19

Description

History :

2. This tapestry consists of two pieces that have been joined together (rentrayage). The joint is made on the 2nd central column from the left. The overall architecture of the palace shows that the pieces were composed for this purpose from the outset.
Roman collection, late 19th century;
Collection of the 9th Duke of Marlborough;
Donation subject to usufruct from Edward Tuck and Julia Stell, 1921; usufruct lifted in 1930.

Textual Sources :
Apulée, Métamorphoses (dites aussi L’Ane d’or) (vers 150-170)

Technical Data

Notice #025364

Image HD

Image editing :
Image web
Image Origin :
Collections en ligne du Petit Palais à Paris (https://www.petitpalais.paris.fr/)