Orpheus and Eurydice
Maker
Lorenzo Mattielli
(Italian, 1687-1748)
Additional Title(s)
- Apollo and Daphne
Collections
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Date1719-1724
Mediumlimestone
Dimensions80 × 48 × 25 in. (203.2 × 121.9 × 63.5 cm.)
base: 37 × 53 × 28 in. (94 × 134.6 × 71.1 cm.)
overall: 117 × 53 × 28 in. (297.2 × 134.6 × 71.1 cm.)
DescriptionThis sculptural group portrays a Greek legend about love in which the mythical poet Orpheus braves the underworld to bring his dead wife, Eurydice, back to life.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
On viewObject number14.51
