Orpheus and Eurydice, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1875

Orpheus and eurydice from virgil; enthroned above a dungeon representing hades are pluto, holding a staff, and the lamenting figure of proserpine, below are orpheus, holding a harp, glancing over his shoulder while leading eurydice out of hades, to right on steps, a creature with a female head and shoulders, claws and a tail. (see source). Date: 1875. Dimensions: height: 60.7 cm (23.8 in); width: 51.2 cm (20.1 in). Medium: graphite on paper. Collection: British Museum. Dante Gabriel Rossetti - Orpheus and Eurydice

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Author: Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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