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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Crowned with laurel wreaths, Cupid and Psyche recline on a couch with their daughter Voluptas between them. Ceres, goddess of fertility and abundance, pours water on Cupid’s hand. The scene is derived from a story by Apuleius (about AD 124–170) narrating Psyche’s adventures leading up to her marriage to Cupid. The rich contrasts of light and shadow that Ghisi achieved in this engraving make this print especially sensual and luxurious. It reflects his later style and the different textures he was able to achieve in human bodies, silky drapery, and lush foliage.
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Giorgio Ghisi|Giulio Romano — Cupid and Psyche
Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio|Rosso Fiorentino|Master HCB — Venus
Master of the Die|Ugo da Carpi|Philippe Thomassin|Baldassare
Cornelis Cort|Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) — Diana Discovering 
Jacob Matham|Hendrick Goltzius — The Alliance of Venus with 
Giulio Bonasone (Italian, c. 1510–after 1576) — Love in the 
Ludovico Carracci|Oliviero Gatti — Allegorical composition w
Master of the Die|Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi — Daphne embrac
Giulio Bonasone|Giulio Romano — Pan seated near a female fig
Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi)|Giulio Romano — Venus
Jean Mignon (French, active c. 1535–55) — The Judgment of Pa
Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, 1494–about 1533) — Lot and 
