Folding range with leaf, on which with gouache at the front 'Psyche in the palace of Amor' and on the back a symmetrically constructed combination of flowers and landscapes, on a turtle frame, anonymous, c. 1650 - c. 1675 Canvas Print

Folding range with leaf, on which with gouache at the front 'Psyche in the palace of Amor' and on the back a symmetrically constructed combination of flowers and landscapes, on a turtle frame, anonymous, c. 1650 - c. 1675 Canvas Print

Folding range with a thin leather leaf, which is applied a l'anglaise to the turtle frame. The frame is partially cut out with circles and drip shapes. At the front of the magazine a brightly colored representation with the central figure probably the king's daughter Psyche, who had been brought to his palace by the - for her invisible - god Amor. She is seated in a rich interior at a table with a flying cupid (Amor?) next to her, in front of a bed with canopy. On the table golden plates and bowls, which are provided by a woman to the left of the table. To psyche's right, a woman arrives for the buffet of gold crockery. Are these two women Psyche's sisters, who drive her envy to unravel the secret identity of her lover, who only visited her at night (in the dark!)? A third woman stands next to a gold cooling vessel and holds a jug in her hand. On the left, a group of musicians. The figures are dressed in historical costumes. At the bottom of the performance on both sides a border of golden fessenes and flowers. On the back of the leaf - painted over the turtle legs - a central representation, symmetrically constructed at first glance, consisting of a vase flanked by flowers. The plaasting of this (peony?) however, roses and blue flowers are asymmetrical. To the left of this a hilly landscape with trees and to the right of it a hilly landscape with trees and a wooden fence. The whole is surrounded by a narrow black border with golden ornaments. In an undated album with 53 pen drawings by the painter Hendrik Pola (1676-1748) and poems by Pieter Langendijk (1683-1756) under the title 'The Fable of Psiche...' an explanation may be given as to why the scene with the sisters was considered so important: "Onnoozle Psiche still gives your sisters gifts! But you [the sisters] will forever remember your betrayal,/ There your envy will grind on Piche's virtues,/ While she will triumph in eternity." R.P.K., Inv. RP-T-1964-129, fol. 13 recto, fol. 14 verso).

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