The death of Orpheus

Moderno (1467-1528) (attributed to)


Item type:
sculpture
Date of creation:
late 15th-early 16th c.
Diameter:
6.1 cm  (2 3/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
bronze

    Item location

  • National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC)
    [Museum inv. no.: 1957.14.334]

Description

Lira da braccio lying on the ground.

Iconclass

94O68
death of Orpheus: he is torn to pieces by the Thracian women during a Bacchic orgy

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lira da braccio [3181]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

3961