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Mercury Abducting Psyche

Jan Muller, after Adriaen de Vries

National Gallery of Art

This print shows a statue that depicts two intertwined figures with nude, muscular bodies. A woman on the left is in profile, facing the right. She has a braided hairstyle and holds a pitcher of water above her head. The man on the right wears a helmet with wings, and there are more small wings on his ankles. He is lifting the woman up into the air, one arm around her shoulders and one around her right leg. He looks up at her. The background is made of thin horizontal lines, and the pedestal of the statue features several lines of text.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1597
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
10652 × 14204 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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