Psyche geeft Venus het kruikje 1520 - 1567

This engraving, "Psyche geeft Venus het kruikje," created by Lambertus Suavius between 1520 and 1567, depicts the Greek myth of Psyche and Venus. Psyche, kneeling on a cloud, is giving Venus a small jar, possibly containing the beauty potion that was stolen from Venus. The scene is rendered in a realistic style typical of Northern Renaissance engravings, with detailed figures and intricate hatching to depict form and texture. Suavius was a notable engraver, known for his mythological subjects, his work often illustrating Ovid's Metamorphoses.