La Favola Di Psiche
La Favola di Psiche is a 1774 set of engraved plates after Raffaello Sanzio's designs for the story of Cupid and Psyche, issued as part of a Italian collection of paintings and museum works held by Heidelberg University Library. Each plate pairs a classical scene with an Italian verse caption in two columns beneath it, and the figures are drawn in the calm, balanced poses of High Renaissance history painting, with architecture and landscape setting the stage. A designer might borrow the staged groupings, draped classical costume, and architectural backdrops as reference for narrative compositions.
