This is a photograph of a book cover for a set of etchings by Max Klinger titled "AMOR UND PSYCHE." The cover features a decorative border with classical motifs and lists the contents of "Mappe I" which includes fifteen full-page illustrations. The content list is in German detailing various scenes from Apuleius' story of Amor and Psyche. The cover is primarily a light brown with dark brown borders, and the typography is centered within the decorative frame. The publisher is noted as "Theo. Stroefer, Kunstverlag" from Nuremberg.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1880, this edition printed 1893/1907
- Medium
- portfolio with 15 sheets of etchings, some with aquatint and roulette on wove paper
- Dimensions
- 5143 × 6446 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original