Plate 16: A white bird tells Psyche of Cupid's illness, as she rides dolphins on the sea accompanied by tritons and nereids, from "The Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius"
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: The Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius
Artist: Antonio Salamanca|Master of the Die|Michiel Coxie (I)
Artist bio: Salamanca 1478–1562 Rome|Italian, active Rome, ca. 1530–60|Netherlandish, Mechelen ca. 1499–1592 Mechelen
Artist role: Publisher|Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian (born Spain)|Italian|Netherlandish
Date: 1530–60
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/4 × 15 13/16 in. (26 × 40.2 cm)
Plate: 7 7/8 × 9 5/16 in. (20 × 23.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Accession year: 1941
Tags: Female Nudes|Psyche|Triton|Dolphins