Cupid and Psyche

Title

Cupid and Psyche

Draughtsman

• Ferdinand Fellner

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• vellum paper

Technique

• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• composition study
• study

Captions Added Later

Verso unten rechts Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• mythological representation
• literary representation

Persons Shown

• Cupid and Psyche
• Cupid
• Psyche

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Apuleius

Illustrated Passage

• Apuleius: Metamorphosen

Primary

• 92D1921 story of Cupid and Psyche (Apuleius, 'Metamorphoses' (Golden Ass) IV 28 - VI 25)