Orpheus and Eurydice
Marcantonio Raimondi|Francesco Francia · Italian|Italian
Date: ca. 1500–1506
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: 5 1/16 x 3 7/8in. (12.9 x 9.8cm)
Classification: Prints
Themes: Men, Musical Instruments, Orpheus, Women
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956
Date range
1495 – 1511
Largest dimension
9.8 cm
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