Orpheus and Euridice (recto and verso)

Unknown (Austrian)


Item type:
drawing
Date of creation:
18th century
Height:
28.6 cm  (11 1/4 in.)
Width:
22.2 cm  (8 3/4 in.)
Technique / Medium:
gray wash and brown ink on off-white antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink; verso: brown ink

Description

Against a background of dark smoke, Eurydice follows Orpheus who walks toward a lighter area with his right arm raised, his left arm holding a violin and bow.

Iconclass

94O21
Orpheus and Eurydice
48CC7311
violin, fiddle - CC- out of doors

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violin [3573]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5779