Orpheus and Eurydice, ca. 1590–95, Engraving, 2nd state, 5 1/2 x 4 in. (14 x 10.2 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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Orpheus, Eurydice, ca, 1590–95, Engraving, 2nd state, 5 1/2 x 4, 14 10.2 cm, trimmed, platemark, Prints, Agostino Carracci, Italian, Bologna, 1557–1602, Parma, Unable, keep, promise, look back, reached, light, day, Orpheus lost, second time, depicts, dramatic moment, throwing aside, instrument, tries, pull, love free, flames, Hades
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