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| Keywords: Pierre Courteys - The Wedding Banquet of Cupid and Psyche - Walters 44210.jpg Eight gods are seated at table the background is draped with a looped curtain; the banquet takes place in a hall rather than the summit of Mount Olympus Buildings are seen through the window on the left Cupid lifts the front of the tablecloth compare with Walters 44 286 disclosing the wooden support of the table An ewer and basin also occupy the foreground On the reverse in a central medallion of twisted cable framework is the standing figure of Jupiter with an eagle at his feet Around this is a frame surmounted by a putto mask while below Jupiter is a tablet with the date 1567 Scrollwork in gold fills out the area and the rim is decorated with interlacing ribbon in white 1567 technique painted enamel copper L 20 1/16 x W 15 3/16 in 51 x 38 5 cm accession number 44 210 35802 Charles Stein date and mode of acquisition unknown Frederic Spitzer date and mode of acquisition unknown Sale Paris April 17 1893 and following days lot 541 Seligmann Brothers Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1906 Exposition Universelle Paris 1867 place of origin Limoges France Walters Art Museum license Limoges painted enamels in the Walters Art Museum Pierre Courteys Wedding of Cupid and Psyche Cupid on plates Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Painted enamel art in the Walters Art Museum The Feast of the Gods Tablecloths in art | ||||
