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Engraving of a crowned king and a bearded man at an altar with a bull and sheep, a nude statue at left, and Italian verse below.

Psyche's Father Consulting the Oracle

An engraving in warm brown ink shows a crowned king and a bearded man at a carved altar, with a bull, sheep and robed attendants beside them. A nude statue stands on a pedestal at left, and four lines of Italian verse run along the bottom edge.

Artist
Agostino dei Musi
Date
1530/40
Medium
Engraving in warm brown ink on cream laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1425 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1540).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Stanley Field, Everett D. Graff, and John H. Wrenn Memorial Endowments