id: 112103
accession number: 1930.579
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Orpheus Charming the Animals, c. 1505. Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, 1470/82-1527/34). Engraving; plate: 21.4 x 17.3 cm (8 7/16 x 6 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1930.579
title: Orpheus Charming the Animals
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creation date: c. 1505
creation date earliest: 1500
creation date latest: 1510
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creditline: Dudley P. Allen Fund
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culture: Italy, 16th century
technique: engraving
department: Prints
collection: PR - Engraving
type: Print
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catalogue raisonne: Delaborde 175.131 ; Bartsch XIV 236.314 ; Passavant VI.30.191
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CREATORS
* Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, 1470/82-1527/34) - artist
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measurements: Plate: 21.4 x 17.3 cm (8 7/16 x 6 13/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Prints 1400-1800
opening date: 1956-12-18T05:00:00
Prints 1400-1800. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 18, 1956-January 10, 1957); The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (February 1-March 3, 1957); Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN (November 1-December 1, 1957).
title: Department of Prints and Drawings Opening Exhibition
opening date: 1958-03-03T05:00:00
Department of Prints and Drawings Opening Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (March 3, 1958-October 11, 1959).
title: Youthful Works by Great Artists
opening date: 1963-03-10T05:00:00
Youthful Works by Great Artists. Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (organizer) (March 10-30, 1963).
title: Prints and Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection
opening date: 1965-05-06T04:00:00
Prints and Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 6-September 9, 1965).
title: Eight Masters of the Print
opening date: 1980-10-14T04:00:00
Eight Masters of the Print. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 14, 1980-January 18, 1981).
title: Real Prints: Reproduction or Invention
opening date: 1986-12-16T05:00:00
Real Prints: Reproduction or Invention. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 1986-May 17, 1987).
title: Themes and Variations: Musical Drawings and Prints
opening date: 2015-01-25T00:00:00
Themes and Variations: Musical Drawings and Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 25-May 17, 2015).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
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In Greek mythology, Orpheus was a singer and poet. He was given a lyre by Apollo, the god of music, and was taught to play by the Muses. His songs, melodiously accompanied by his instrument, were so beautiful that they pacified wild animals, calmed the seas, and animated trees and rocks. Here, a subdued bear is depicted in close proximity to a dog, and stones have gathered at the musician’s feet. The instrument depicted here is a lira da braccio, an instrument played by Leonardo da Vinci at the time when this engraving was made.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 624
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n116
Lexa, Olivier. Léonard de Vinci: l'Invention de l'Opéra. Paris : Les éditions du Cerf, 2019.
page number: Reproduced: Pl. 13, fig. 25; Mentioned: P. 337, no. 25
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Vasari, Giorgio, Martin Kemp, and Lucy Emma Victoria Russell. The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci. 2019, 37.
page number: Mentioned: p. 123; reproduced: p. 37, fig. 9.
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Henry, Chriscinda. Playful Pictures: Art, Leisure, and Entertainment in the Venetian Renaissance Home. 2021, 74.
page number: Mentioned: p. 72; reproduced: p. 74, fig. 24.
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IMAGES
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