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ANON. Brisé fan with the wedding of Cupid and Psyche, c.1777-c.1800. Creator: Anon.

ANON. Brisé fan with the wedding of Cupid and Psyche, c.1777-c.1800. Fan of pierced ivory with silver decoration, with medallion on which the wedding of Cupid and Psyche is painted with watercolour. The veiled couple is led to the marriage bed by a putto with a torch on a knotted cord, which is opened by another putto. The third putto holds a 'liknon' or holy basket, in which the first fruits of the field fruits were brought to the gods above the heads of the couple.

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Title:

Brisé fan with the wedding of Cupid and Psyche, c.1777-c.1800. Creator: Anon.

Caption:

Brisé fan with the wedding of Cupid and Psyche, c.1777-c.1800. Fan of pierced ivory with silver decoration, with medallion on which the wedding of Cupid and Psyche is painted with watercolour. The veiled couple is led to the marriage bed by a putto with a torch on a knotted cord, which is opened by another putto. The third putto holds a 'liknon' or holy basket, in which the first fruits of the field fruits were brought to the gods above the heads of the couple.

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Album / Heritage Art/Heritage Images

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Image size:

4578 x 2844 px | 37.3 MB

Print size:

38.8 x 24.1 cm | 15.3 x 9.5 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

18TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY, THE • 18TH CENTURY. • 18TH • AJOURE • AMOR • AMORINI • ANGELIC • ANON • ANONYMOUS • ART CENTRE • ART GALLERY • ART • ARTEFACT • ARTIFACT • ARTS • BRIS? FAN • BRISÉ FAN • CENTURY • CHERUB • CHERUBIM • CHERUBIMS • CHERUBS • CLOTH • COLOR • COLOUR • CONCEPT • COUNTRY • CRAFTSMANSHIP • CULTURE • CUPID AND PSYCHE • CUPID • DECORATED • DECORATION • DECORATIVE • DEITY • DEPICTION • DUTCH • EIGHTEENTH CENTURY • ENGLAND • ENGLISH • EUROPE • EXHIBIT • EXHIBITION • FABRIC • FAN • FIGURE • FIGURES • FLUSH • FOLDING • GALLERY • GLASS • GOD • HAND HELD • HANDHELD • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • ILLUSTRATED • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • ILUSTRATION • IVORY • LITERATURE • LOCATION • LOCKET • LOW COUNTRIES • MARRIAGE • MATERIAL • MATERIALS • MEDAILLON • MEDALLION • METAL WORK • METAL • METALWORK • METALWORKS • MÉTAMORPHOSES • METAMORPHOSIS • MUSEUM • MYTHICAL FIGURE • MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURE • MYTHOLOGY • NETHERLANDISH • NETHERLANDS • OBJECT • OBJECTS • PAINTING GALLERY • PICTURE GALLERY • PSYCHE • PUTTI • PUTTO • QUERUBIN • RELIGION • RELIGIOUS • RIJKSMUSEUM • SCENE • SHORT STORY • SILK • SILVER (METAL) • SILVER • STEEL (ALLOY) • STORY • TEXTILE • TEXTILES • TEXTILES: SILK • UMBRELLA • WATERCOLOUR (PAINT) • WATERCOLOUR • WEDDING • XVIII CENTURY