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Psyche Abandoned

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A naked woman is seen from behind on a shore, lamenting and holding her head in her hands

Psyche abandoned.

(Facing p. 36.)

Artist

Name:: Klinger, Max
Dates:: 1857-1920
Country:: Germany

Illustration

Subject:: People
Technique:: Etching
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Getty Research Institute, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Amor und Psyche
Author:: Apuleius
Publisher:: Munich: Theo. Stroefer's Kunstverlag, n.d. [1880]
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Description:

A naked woman is seen from behind on a shore, facing the open water, lamenting and holding her head in her hands. She stands under a tree graced by the addition of a bench and a sculpture showing the bust of a man.

The caption reads in the original German: Psyche verlassen.

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