Saltcellar: Scenes from the story of Orpheus (No. 1)

Court, Suzanne de (active early 17th century)


Item type:
enamel
Date of creation:
16th century
Height:
11.3 cm  (4 7/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
enamel on copper
School:
Limoges

    Item location

  • Frick Collection
    [Museum inv. no.: 1916.4.43]The first of a pair. The second is 1916.4.44.

Description

Orpheus playing to the animals, with a lyre, and maenads approaching to kill him.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lyre [3501]

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

1674