Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld
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Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld is a celebrated 19th-century painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot depicting the mythological moment when Orpheus attempts to guide his wife Eurydice out of Hades.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext | transition between Neoclassicism and Impressionism ⓘ |
| artist | Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | myth of Orpheus and Eurydice ⓘ |
| collection | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
muted tones
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subdued greens and browns ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1861 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Eurydice
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Greek mythology ⓘ Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ Orpheus NERFINISHED ⓘ back view of Orpheus ⓘ dim, atmospheric lighting ⓘ ethereal figure of Eurydice ⓘ figures emerging from darkness ⓘ lyre ⓘ moment when Orpheus looks back at Eurydice ⓘ rocky landscape ⓘ transition between underworld and earthly realm ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Paris Salon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | mythological painting ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle |
landscape with figures
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poetic realism ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | diagonal recession into depth ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
death
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loss ⓘ love ⓘ music ⓘ mythology ⓘ the boundary between life and death ⓘ |
| inception | 1861 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italian landscape tradition
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classical mythology ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| location | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Barbizon school
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Realism ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | Orphée ramenant Eurydice des enfers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | late career of Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot ⓘ |
| significantIn | 19th-century French painting ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | Orpheus leading Eurydice from the underworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
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