Orpheus Attacked by the Maenads
Summary
The object is a fragment of a watchcase cover; the image was taken from an uillustration by Bernard Salomon (ca. 1508–ca. 1561) for an edition of the Latin poet Ovid's Metamorphoses, first published in Lyon by Jean de Tournes in 1559.
Suzanne de Court (French, active 1575–1625)
Tags
suzanne de court
brass
copper
copper alloy
enamel
enamels
gilt
metal
painting
plaques
french
orpheus
maenads
16th century
french art
high resolution
3d object
french paintings
metropolitan museum of art
Date
1600 - 1699
Source
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain Dedication (CC0)