1509
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Orpheus and Eurydice is a 1509 ink by Marcantonio Raimondi, a Renaissance work, depicting Clothed Male, Naked Female, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows Orpheus and Eurydice in a scene from ancient Greek mythology. The story is sad: Orpheus loses his wife Eurydice and tries to get her back. This engraving is interesting because it's based on an ancient Roman sculpture. The artist had to be creative to make it work in a new medium. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique: engraving.
Marcantonio Raimondi, often called simply Marcantonio (c. 1470/82 – c. 1534), was an Italian engraver, known for being the first important printmaker whose body of work consists largely of prints copying paintings. He…
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