Hendrick de KeyserDutch, 1565–1621Orpheus and Cerberus
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
RoomMedieval & Renaissance, Room 62, The Foyle Foundation Gallery
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
By playing the violin, Orpheus hoped to persuade the three-headed dog Cerberus to allow him to enter the underworld, to find and bring back his wife Eurydice.This bronze is known to have belonged to a Delft silversmith, Thomas Cruse. It was inspired by a marble statue made in 1598 by Pietro Francavilla, one of Giambologna’s main assistants.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- A.5-1972
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Meanwhile, in the life of Hendrick de Keyser
The whole life1591–1612 · Workplace
Amsterdam
1613
Son born: Hendrick de Keyser the younger
1614–1621 · Workplace
Delft
