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Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse — Orpheus
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

Orpheus

1860

Created during the height of 19th-century Romantic fascination with mythological subjects, this bronze captures the legendary musician whose song could charm even the stones and trees.

Medium
bronze

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Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, Orpheus, 1860

Created during the height of 19th-century Romantic fascination with mythological subjects, this bronze captures the legendary musician whose song could charm even the stones and trees.

Medium
bronze
Year
1860
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Bronze, French, Figure, 19th Century, Sculpture, Classical, Nude, Mythological, Male, Figurative

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