This ancient tale has entranced artists throughout the ages and in many different mediums. Here is a quick overview of some of these works.
Orpheus and Eurydice in Art
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/191330 - Rodin Sculpture
https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103RD4 - Jean Raoux Painting , 1709
https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/orpheus-and-eurydice/07c9d839-8284-44bd-9c37-79585a88770f - Reuben painting
https://kimbellart.org/collection/acf-196103 - Painting Orpheus Lamenting Eurydice
https://emuseum.mfah.org/objects/11407/orpheus-leading-eurydice-from-the-underworld;jsessionid=96187C30BB4CF773BD38DEA899EBDEC2 same painter, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, style more landscape
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/111444 Rodin Sculpture of Orpheus
https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/orpheus-and-eurydice-180214 painting Leighton, Orpheus and Eurydice
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/263081 - Renaissance painting, Italy
https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/artifact/orpheus-and-eurydice - 1869 painting, more modern style, Watts
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.44285.html 1515 German Sculpture
Orpheus and Eurydice in Dance-
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/orphee-et-eurydice-lyric-opera-of-chicago-joffrey-ballet-about-the-opera/9204/ - 2019 Joffrey Ballet of Lyric Opera of Chicago, Orphee et Eurydice
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/263710 - 1936 New York City Ballet production,
https://pointemagazine.com/carolina-ballet-orpheus-and-eurydice/ - 2017 Carolina Ballet, Orpheus and Eurydice
https://www.nycballet.com/discover/ballet-repertory/orpheus/ - 1947 New York Ballet, Orpheus
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