CANOVA, Antonio
(b. 1757, Possagno, d. 1822, Venezia)

Orpheus and Eurydice

1775-76
Stone
Museo Correr, Venice

This group is an early work of the artist. The figures were carved at two different times, Eurydice being the earlier.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 7 minutes):
Cristoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo, Act I, Orpheus' aria in G Major