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Orpheus Looks Back at Eurydice
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Orpheus Looks Back at Eurydice

Antonio Tempesta · 1606 - 1638 · etching; paper

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

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Demonic beings from Hades seize Eurydice because Orpheus looked back. In the background stands Cerberus. Title in Latin in the lower margin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printOrpheus and Eurydice
Credit lineOrpheus kijkt om naar Eurydice. 1606 - 1638. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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