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The image shows two figures. The first figure, on the left side, is dressed in a wrapped garment and holds a musical instrument in hand. They are looking upwards. The second figure, on the right side, is cloaked in a long, flowing garment and leans slightly against the first figure. Their expression is contemplative as they look downwards. Both figures stand side by side in an upright position, with a dark and striking background.

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Orpheus and Eurydice
Date1869

Artist Anselm Feuerbach (1829 Speyer – 1880 Venedig)

ULAN

Object typePainting
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions
200 × 126,5 cm
SignatureSign. und dat. links unten: A. Feuerbach. / R. 69.
Inventory number1719
Location Currently not on display
The mythical singer Orpheus, followed by Eurydice, strides forward decisively. He had ventured into the underworld in a desperate attempt to rescue his wife. And he succeeded in persuading Pluto to release Eurydice, but under one condition: Orpheus was not allowed to turn back to his beloved as they ascended. The figures’ heavy, classical-style garments are the focus of our attention. Their hemlines follow the same curve, expressing the figures’ attachment and their ascent in unison. But whereas Orpheus gazes upward toward the light, Eurydice lowers her head. A mere moment later, her husband would hesitate for a second, before looking round and losing his beloved forever.

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Sammlung Alfred Friedrich Bluntschli, Zürich.
1904 Karl Ernst Osthaus, Museum Folkwang Hagen
1916 Ankauf Karl Ernst Osthaus, Museum Folkwang Hagen

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