Apr 23
The Return of Orpheus
Artist: Sidney Harold Meteyard (English, 1868-1947)
Date: n. d.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Private collection
Description
Orpheus is shown at the mouth of a cave, the entrance to the Underworld. The fading autumn leaves around him suggest that he has failed in his quest to retrieve his bride Eurydice, who had died shortly after their wedding after treading on a nest of vipers.
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