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Dood van Orpheus
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Dood van Orpheus

Antonio Tempesta · 1606 · etching; paper

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

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During a Bacchic orgy, Orpheus is beaten to death by Thracian women.

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Credit lineDood van Orpheus. 1606. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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