Orpheus

Savery, Roelandt (1576-1639)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1628
Height:
53.0 cm  (20 7/8 in.)
Width:
81.5 cm  (32 1/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on oak panel

    Item location

  • National Gallery (London)
    [Museum inv. no.: NG920]

Description

Orpheus playing a lira da braccio, rather than the usual depiction of him with a lyre.

Iconclass

94O51
Orpheus playing the lyre

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lira da braccio [3181]

RIdIM images


Photo © The National Gallery, London

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RIdIM record id

1447