Amor and Psyche. Psyche's father consults the oracle, animals for sacrifice
Year: 1530
From: Apuleius, La novella di Psiche, Rome, 1530-1560, Plate: 4
Location: The Warburg Institute, London
Edited by: Chiara Petrolini
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