Orpheus and Eurydice
Nicolas Poussin · French
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 47 1/2 x 70 3/4 in. (120.7 x 179.7 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Themes: Forests, Lyres, Orpheus
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Date range
1650 – 1674
Largest dimension
179.7 cm
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