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Orpheus comforts Eurydice
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Orpheus comforts Eurydice

Jean Grandjean · 1765 - 1781 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Eurydice has just been bitten by a snake and is weeping. Her naked foot lies on Orpheus' knee. On the ground lies her shoe. In the background the fallen giant Aristaeus.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printslipperssleepingunconsciousnessgiants, colossi
Credit lineOrpheus troost Eurydice. 1765 - 1781. Jean Grandjean. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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