Orpheus speelt voor de dieren, RP-P-1889-A-14290, Nicolaes de Bruyn, between 1581 and 1656

Identification title(s): orpheus plays for the animals. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1889-a-14290. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 131. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso bottom center, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: in the center of the scene, orpheus sits under a tree, with a laurel wreath on his head. He plays a viola da gamba for animals that listen to his music. Rolling landscape with trees in the background. The print has a latin caption. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: nicolaes de bruyn (mentioned on object), after a design by: nicolaes de bruyn (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: antwerp. Dating: 1581 - 1656. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 442 mm × w 638 mm. Subject: what: orpheus playing the lyre. Acquisition: purchase mar-1889. Date: between 1581 and 1656.