Orpheus, F. Holland Day, 1907
Entitled: "Orpheus senses the last chord" showing a nude youth with laurel wreath and lyre, 1907. Orpheus was a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek religion and myth. The major stories about him are centered on his ability to charm all living things and even stones with his music, his attempt to retrieve his wife, Eurydice, from the underworld, and his death at the hands of those who could not hear his divine music. Fred Holland Day (Boston July 8, 1864 - November 12, 1933) was an American photographer and publisher. He was the first in the to advocate that photography should be considered a fine art.
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License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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