Orpheus And Eurydice

The ancient legend of Orpheus and Eurydice concerns the fateful love of Orpheus of Thrace, son of Apollo and the muse Calliope, for the beautiful Eurydice (from Eurudike, "she whose ...

The ensemble rests on a rectangular base decorated with a frieze representing Orpheus charming Cerberus, the three-headed dog that guards the entrance to Hades, and saving his wife, ...

The story tells of the love between Orpheus and Eurydice, a married couple in love. Orpheus was a poet and cantor, son of Apollo, god of poetry.

The Orpheus continued to sing and called Eurydice and ended on the Lesbos island shores where the Muses collected and burried it.

The work represents Eurydice and Orpheus, the romantic couple from the legendary and beloved ancient Greek myth.

Biography Painter and printmaker, born 1920, the son of a merchant; grew up near the harbour in the old part of Copenhagen, which inspired him to depict towns and cities; studied at...

In the same year he created the architectural decoration the Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice for the Eliseo Theater in Rome.

Watts, Watts Gallery, Compton Museum and Gallery Holdings Aberdeen (AG and Mus.): Orpheus and Eurydice (1869, oil on canvas); Eve Tempted (1881, oil on canvas); Self-portrait (1882...

Jean Cocteau set of porcelain plates, Limoges Porcelain 20th century The four Limoges porcelain dessert plates each depict Jean Cocteau Grecian images including Orpheus and his ...

III, Berman, 1977, p. 641, f. 2377 [noted as Eurydice and Orpheus II] Measurements: 20" H x 15" W x 7 5/8" D [total], 18 1/2" H x 6 3/4" D x 13 3/4" W [bronze].

Larger, freestanding figural works followed, including Eurydice and Orpheus, completed for Senator Giovanni Falier in 1775–77 (Museo Correr), and Daedalus and Icarus, 1778–79 (Museo ...

Due to Nevelson’s involvement, the production of Orpheus and Eurydice was reviewed by the New York Times, a first for a St.

Richard MacDonald is drawn again to the beautiful story of Orpheus and Eurydices. When Orpheus’ bride is struck down on their wedding day by a deadly adder, he pleads with the gods ...

Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the popular Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Beautiful plate with fresh impression, from the volume “Le Temple des Muses”,...

Biography Painter and printmaker, born 1920, the son of a merchant; grew up near the harbour in the old part of Copenhagen, which inspired him to depict towns and cities; studied at...

Four unique figural drawings of ancient Greece from Orpheus and his harp to Eurydice. One signed 1958 the year he created the drawings.

He was commissioned to sculpt two major pieces for Brookgreen after its founding in the 1930s: "Alligator Bender" and "Eurydice and Orpheus." In 1937, the Architectural League of New...

After the drawings of Jean Cocteau, Orpheus and his harp, Eurydice, Orpheus was a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek religion.

The subjects that he chose for the three wall paintings were Orpheus and Eurydice, Intemperance (otherwise known as Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Banquet), and on the main wall op...

An original painting by award wining British contemporary artist Jack Frame. Measuring 58 x 53cm, 'Guinevere' is painted in oils over a background of gold leaf on silk. Born in Cha...

The beautifully executed bronze sculptures represent Orpheus and Eurydice.

The Senator Giovanni Falier commissioned Canova to produce statues of Orpheus and Eurydice for his garden – the Villa Falier at Asolo The statues were begun in 1775, and both were co...

Hand-painted what appears as Orpheus and Eurydice. Spectacular beauty. Measures: Creamer 3.75" H x 4" from spout to handle x 2.75" opening Sugar bowl 4.75" H x 4.75" from handle t...