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Eurydice Collection

"Eurydice: A Tale of Love, Loss, and Resilience" In the captivating painting "Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld" by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

Background imageEurydice Collection: Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld, 1861. Artist: Corot, Jean-Baptiste Camille (1796-1875)

Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld, 1861. Artist: Corot, Jean-Baptiste Camille (1796-1875)
Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld, 1861. Found in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Background imageEurydice Collection: Legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, 17th century (engraving)

Legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, 17th century (engraving)
3480620 Legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Legend of Orpheus and Eurydice. Engraving from 'Tableaux du temple des muses' (1655)

Background imageEurydice Collection: Four Seasons, The Spring: Eurydice Bitten by a Serpent while Picking Flowers..., 1856-1863

Four Seasons, The Spring: Eurydice Bitten by a Serpent while Picking Flowers..., 1856-1863
Four Seasons, The Spring: Eurydice Bitten by a Serpent while Picking Flowers (Eurydice's Death), 1856-1863. Found in the Collection of the Museu de Arte de S£o Paulo.

Background imageEurydice Collection: Orpheus and Eurydice, c.1701. Creator: Jacob Toorenvliet

Orpheus and Eurydice, c.1701. Creator: Jacob Toorenvliet
Orpheus and Eurydice, c.1701. Orpheus tries to save Eurydice from the claws of the hound of Hades (Cerberus). His lyre is on the ground

Background imageEurydice Collection: Orpheus and Eurydice, 1826. Creator: Carl Andreas August Goos

Orpheus and Eurydice, 1826. Creator: Carl Andreas August Goos
Orpheus and Eurydice, 1826

Background imageEurydice Collection: Orpheus and Eurydice, 1802. Creator: Gaetano Gandolfi

Orpheus and Eurydice, 1802. Creator: Gaetano Gandolfi
Orpheus and Eurydice, 1802

Background imageEurydice Collection: Orpheus Descent into Hades, 1763. Creator: Restout, Jean II (1692-1768)

Orpheus Descent into Hades, 1763. Creator: Restout, Jean II (1692-1768)
Orpheus Descent into Hades, 1763. Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Background imageEurydice Collection: Orpheus and Euridice (w / c on paper)

Orpheus and Euridice (w / c on paper)
WAG451503 Orpheus and Euridice (w/c on paper) by Sparkes, Catharine Adelaide (1842-91); 84x74 cm; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands, UK; eWolverhampton Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Background imageEurydice Collection: Orpheus, Eurydice and Hermes, ancient Greek relief, Louvre, published 1879

Orpheus, Eurydice and Hermes, ancient Greek relief, Louvre, published 1879
Orpheus, Eurydice and Hermes. Scene from the Greek mythology. Wood engraving after an ancient marble relief (Greek copy, ca)

Background imageEurydice Collection: Orpheus went to the underworld to fetch his wife, Eurydice, but failed to follow Hades instructions

Orpheus went to the underworld to fetch his wife, Eurydice, but failed to follow Hades instructions and lost her forever

Background imageEurydice Collection: Scene of the capsizing of HMS Eurydice, Isle of Wight

Scene of the capsizing of HMS Eurydice, Isle of Wight
Scene of the capsizing of HMS The Eurydice just opposite Shanklin, Isle of Wight, 24 March 1878. Date: 1878

Background imageEurydice Collection: EURYDICE SINKS

EURYDICE SINKS
Royal Navy training frigate, returning from Bermuda, sinks in a storm off the Isle of Wight, losing some 300 lives : later she will be recovered, but the dead stay dead. Date: 24 March 1878

Background imageEurydice Collection: ORPHEUS AND BACCHANTES

ORPHEUS AND BACCHANTES
After the death of Eurydice, he goes off women, and they off him : when he meets a group of Maenads celebrating Dionysos, they tear him to pieces like wild animals

Background imageEurydice Collection: ARISTAEUS & EURYDICE

ARISTAEUS & EURYDICE
Aristaeus takes a fancy to Eurydice : fleeing his unwelcome attentions, she treads on a snake which bites her fatally : she dies, and Aristaeus is punished Date:

Background imageEurydice Collection: ORPHEUS POSTCARD 2 OF 5

ORPHEUS POSTCARD 2 OF 5
The story of Orpheus and Eurydice performed by actors for a set of postcards : 2 - she dies : he is sad Date: 1914

Background imageEurydice Collection: Orpheus standing at left playing the violin, Eurydice at right covering herself, ca... ca. 1509

Orpheus standing at left playing the violin, Eurydice at right covering herself, ca... ca. 1509
Orpheus standing at left playing the violin, Eurydice at right covering herself, ca. 1509

Background imageEurydice Collection: Satyrs disrupting the wedding feast of Orpheus and Eurydice, scene from Orpheus in the Underworld

Satyrs disrupting the wedding feast of Orpheus and Eurydice, scene from Orpheus in the Underworld (colour litho)
6000270 Satyrs disrupting the wedding feast of Orpheus and Eurydice, scene from Orpheus in the Underworld (colour litho) by Scheiner

Background imageEurydice Collection: Mr Matthew Clarke in the character of Procles in David Mallets Eurydice

Mr Matthew Clarke in the character of Procles in David Mallets Eurydice
6337672 Mr Matthew Clarke in the character of Procles in David Mallets Eurydice by Pollard, R. (18th century); (add.info.: Mr Matthew Clarke in the character of Procles in David Mallets Eurydice)

Background imageEurydice Collection: Wounded Eurydice, 1868 / 70. Creator: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Wounded Eurydice, 1868 / 70. Creator: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Wounded Eurydice, 1868/70

Background imageEurydice Collection: Orpheus and Eurydice, bronze bas-relief, late 15th or early 16th Century (engraving)

Orpheus and Eurydice, bronze bas-relief, late 15th or early 16th Century (engraving)
5207499 Orpheus and Eurydice, bronze bas-relief, late 15th or early 16th Century (engraving) by Barbari, Jacopo de (1440/50-a.1515); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orpheus and Eurydice)

Background imageEurydice Collection: Orpheus frees Eurydice (chromolitho)

Orpheus frees Eurydice (chromolitho)
1094448 Orpheus frees Eurydice (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orpheus frees Eurydice)

Background imageEurydice Collection: The Wounded Eurydice, c. 1868-70 (oil on canvas)

The Wounded Eurydice, c. 1868-70 (oil on canvas)
487984 The Wounded Eurydice, c.1868-70 (oil on canvas) by Corot, Jean Baptiste Camille (1796-1875); 60.6 x 45.4 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: Eurydice)

Background imageEurydice Collection: Orpheus in Hell or Orfeo Chiede a Plutone Euridice, Book X

Orpheus in Hell or Orfeo Chiede a Plutone Euridice, Book X
STC415867 Orpheus in Hell or Orfeo Chiede a Plutone Euridice, Book X, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo

Background imageEurydice Collection: Art Deco drawing by John Vassos called Orpheus and Eurydice

Art Deco drawing by John Vassos called Orpheus and Eurydice, 1930 Date: 1930

Background imageEurydice Collection: The Wreck of the Eurydice, Divers examining a Wreck by the Submarine Light (engraving)

The Wreck of the Eurydice, Divers examining a Wreck by the Submarine Light (engraving)
1590010 The Wreck of the Eurydice, Divers examining a Wreck by the Submarine Light (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageEurydice Collection: Eurydice floating among flames, 1872-75 (graphite on paper)

Eurydice floating among flames, 1872-75 (graphite on paper)
1216855 Eurydice floating among flames, 1872-75 (graphite on paper) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 22.8x22.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; English

Background imageEurydice Collection: Orpheus and Eurydice, 1870-72 (mezzotint on indian paper)

Orpheus and Eurydice, 1870-72 (mezzotint on indian paper)
480791 Orpheus and Eurydice, 1870-72 (mezzotint on indian paper) by Watts, George Frederic (1817-1904); 36x53.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; English

Background imageEurydice Collection: Orpheus and Eurydice on the Banks of the River Styx, 1878 (oil on panel)

Orpheus and Eurydice on the Banks of the River Styx, 1878 (oil on panel)
1762098 Orpheus and Eurydice on the Banks of the River Styx, 1878 (oil on panel) by Stanhope, John Roddam Spencer (1829-1908); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageEurydice Collection: Orpheus and Eurydice ascend from Tartarus (engraving)

Orpheus and Eurydice ascend from Tartarus (engraving)
727746 Orpheus and Eurydice ascend from Tartarus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orpheus and Eurydice ascend from Tartarus)

Background imageEurydice Collection: Naval Events of the Year (engraving)

Naval Events of the Year (engraving)
1060040 Naval Events of the Year (engraving) by Atkins, William Edward (1842-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Naval Events of the Year)

Background imageEurydice Collection: The Raising of The Eurydice (engraving)

The Raising of The Eurydice (engraving)
1059796 The Raising of The Eurydice (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Raising of The Eurydice)

Background imageEurydice Collection: The Danae (engraving)

The Danae (engraving)
3480587 The Danae (engraving) by Picart, Bernard (1673-1733); (add.info.: The Danae. Engraving depicting Jason and the Argonuats. Engraved illustration from The Temple of the Muses, 1733)

Background imageEurydice Collection: Orpheus & Eurydice, 1886 (stained glass)

Orpheus & Eurydice, 1886 (stained glass)
3475501 Orpheus & Eurydice, 1886 (stained glass) by Holmes Jewitt, Edward (1849-1929); Pownall Hall Farm, Wilmslow, Cheshire

Background imageEurydice Collection: Orpheus and Eurydice, 1870-72 (mezzotint)

Orpheus and Eurydice, 1870-72 (mezzotint)
489171 Orpheus and Eurydice, 1870-72 (mezzotint) by Watts, George Frederic (1817-1904); 36x53.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; English, out of copyright

Background imageEurydice Collection: Ms 324 f. 101 v. Orpheus and Eurydice, Cerberus and Pluto

Ms 324 f. 101 v. Orpheus and Eurydice, Cerberus and Pluto
HLK151288 Ms 324 f.101 v. Orpheus and Eurydice, Cerberus and Pluto, from Metamorphoses 10 by Ovid, 1479 (vellum) by Netherlandish School

Background imageEurydice Collection: Figureheads of Famous Warships (engraving)

Figureheads of Famous Warships (engraving)
5212832 Figureheads of Famous Warships (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Figureheads of Famous Warships)

Background imageEurydice Collection: Orphee et Eurydice (engraving)

Orphee et Eurydice (engraving)
2793364 Orphee et Eurydice (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orphee et Eurydice. Illustration for La Mythologie by Rene Menard (Delagrave, 1878)

Background imageEurydice Collection: Farewell for eternity! (chromolitho)

Farewell for eternity! (chromolitho)
2815919 Farewell for eternity! (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Farewell for eternity)

Background imageEurydice Collection: Orpheus attempting to retrieve Eurydice from the underworld (chromolitho)

Orpheus attempting to retrieve Eurydice from the underworld (chromolitho)
3100645 Orpheus attempting to retrieve Eurydice from the underworld (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageEurydice Collection: The Loss of HMS 'Eurydice'(engraving)

The Loss of HMS "Eurydice"(engraving)
1050010 The Loss of HMS " Eurydice" (engraving) by Atkins, William Edward (1842-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Loss of HMS " Eurydice")

Background imageEurydice Collection: Orpheus in Hades, 1643 (oil on canvas)

Orpheus in Hades, 1643 (oil on canvas)
RAF145714 Orpheus in Hades, 1643 (oil on canvas) by Brentel, Friedrich (c.1580-1651); Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; French, out of copyright

Background imageEurydice Collection: Eurydice, Rendezvous, Closed Door, Prayer (pencil)

Eurydice, Rendezvous, Closed Door, Prayer (pencil)
6200452 Eurydice, Rendezvous, Closed Door, Prayer (pencil) by Duncan, John (1866-1945); 20.3x12.7 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info.: Sketch book with the number 13 written on the front cover)

Background imageEurydice Collection: The Humours of Cynicus (engraving)

The Humours of Cynicus (engraving)
1591933 The Humours of Cynicus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Humours of Cynicus. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 19 September 1891)

Background imageEurydice Collection: Orpheus loses Eurydice again (chromolitho)

Orpheus loses Eurydice again (chromolitho)
1094449 Orpheus loses Eurydice again (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orpheus loses Eurydice again)

Background imageEurydice Collection: Orpheus (chromolitho)

Orpheus (chromolitho)
975950 Orpheus (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orpheus. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageEurydice Collection: Legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, 1615 (engraving)

Legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, 1615 (engraving)
3480581 Legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, 1615 (engraving) by Gaultier, Leonard (1561-1641); (add.info.: Legend of Orpheus and Eurydice. Temple of the muses)



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"Eurydice: A Tale of Love, Loss, and Resilience" In the captivating painting "Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld" by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, we witness a poignant moment in Greek mythology. Orpheus, the gifted musician, bravely guides his beloved Eurydice out of the depths of Hades. Their journey is fraught with danger and uncertainty, symbolized by the tragic capsizing of HMS Eurydice off the Isle of Wight. As tragedy strikes once again with "Eurydice Sinks, " we are reminded that even in mythological tales, life can be unpredictable and cruel. However, amidst this darkness emerges hope as Orpheus finds solace in music while playing his violin for Eurydice's ears only. Marcantonio Raimondi's depiction showcases their tender reunion after a long separation. Orpheus stands at one side passionately playing his instrument while Eurydice shyly covers herself on the other. This delicate portrayal captures their deep love and longing for each other. Yet not all moments are filled with tenderness; satyrs disrupt their wedding feast in an uproarious scene from "Orpheus in the Underworld. " Here we see that even mythical beings face challenges to their happiness. David Mallet's play "Eurydice" brings us closer to understanding her character through Mr Matthew Clarke's portrayal of Procles. Through this performance, we glimpse into her world beyond just being Orpheus' wife - she becomes a complex individual with her own desires and struggles. Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot further explores Eurydice's pain through his artwork titled "Wounded Eurydice. " In this piece created years later than his earlier work mentioned above, he depicts her suffering as she endures emotional wounds inflicted upon her during their tumultuous journey together.