Orpheus

Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre (1824-1898)

Item type:

drawing

Date of creation:

1883

Height:

34.4 cm  (13 9/16 in.)

Width:

54.9 cm  (21 5/8 in.)

Technique / Medium:

black chalk

Description

In a harsh, rocky setting, the figure of Orpheus lies grieving on the ground, his right hand shielding his eyes, and his left hand on the lyre beside him.

Iconclass

94O6
suffering, misfortune of Orpheus

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lyre [3501]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Arcadia by the shore: The mythic world of Puvis de Chavannes (Matsue, Japan: Shimane Art Museum, 2014) 123, no. D63, fig. D63.

RIdIM record id

6166