Orpheus and Cerberus

By playing the violin, Orpheus hoped to persuade the three-headed dog Cerberus to allow him to enter the underworld, to find and bring back his wife Eurydice. This bronze is known to have belonged to a Delft silversmith, Thomas Cruse. It was inspired by a marble statue made in 1598 by Pietro Francavilla, one of Giambologna's main assistants. (http://collections.vam.ac.uk)

Verfasser: Hendrik de Keyser the Elder (attributed to)
Dokumenttyp: Image
Schlagwörter: Sculpture / 17th century / Dutch / musician / musicians / animals / dog / dogs / musical instrument / violin / violins / mythology / mythological figure / figures / male / nude / nudes
Sprache: unknown
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Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/134030