Dante Gabriel Rossetti - Orpheus and Eurydice

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti - Orpheus and Eurydice

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Orpheus and Eurydice from Virgil; enthroned above a dungeon representing Hades are Pluto, holding a staff, and the lamenting figure of Proserpine, below are Orpheus, holding a harp, glancing over his shoulder while leading Eurydice out of Hades, to right on steps, a creature with a female head and shoulders, claws and a tail. (see source)

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1875
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British Museum
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