Orpheus enchanting the animals with his music

Savery, Roelandt (1576-1639)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1627
Height:
62.0 cm  (24 7/16 in.)
Width:
131.5 cm  (51 3/4 in.)
Signed lowre centre: ROELANT/SAVERY FE/1627 Bears inscription on the verso: Ein Stick von Serwie. N.18
Technique / Medium:
oil on panel
Place of creation:
Utrecht

Additional titles

Orpheus betovert de dieren met zijn muziek

    Item location

  • Mauritshuis
    [Museum inv. no.: 157]

Description

Orpheus playing a harp under a tree at the center of the composition, with all sorts of animals surrounding him, enchanted by his music.

Iconclass

94O511
Orpheus playing the lyre: trees and rocks move, beasts and birds are enchanted

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harp [3285]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Buvelot, Quentin. Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis: A summary catalogue (Zwolle: Waanders, 2004) 282-283, n. 157. ISBN: 9040089582.

RIdIM record id

3179