Orpheus and Eurydice, Agostino Carracci, ca. 1590–95

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Orpheus and Eurydice, ca. 1590–95, Engraving, 2nd state, 5 1/2 x 4 in. (14 x cm) trimmed to the platemark, Prints, Agostino Carracci (Italian, Bologna 1557–1602 Parma), Unable to keep his promise not to look back until they reached the light of day, Orpheus lost Eurydice a second time. Agostino depicts the dramatic moment when Orpheus, throwing aside his instrument, tries to pull his love free of the flames of Hades

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