Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld is a painting done by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. Although dealing with Greek mythology, in this case, the story about Orpheus and Eurydice, it was actually painted in the year 1861 in France where Corot lived for most of his lifetime from 1795 to 1875. It is an oil painting done on canvas with the canvas being 44 ⅜ X 54 ¾ inches in dimensions. (Arts of Europe). This painting was originally purchased by the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas using the funds provided by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment Fund which was created when "Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment died in 1969," to "honor her love of painting and sculpture and to acquire masterworks for the museum in perpetuity." (Kirkland) It is now currently on a loan in the San Diego Art Museum for their exhibit The Art of Music which is considered "the year's largest and most ambiguous exhibition," that, "gives visitors a treat for both eyes and ears"(The Art of Music).
This painting depicts a scene from the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. In this myth, Eurydice is a Dryad who Orpheus falls madly in love with and marries. …show more content…
Corot however, was not a fan of the Romantic art style instead vouching for a more classical style of art (Waters). So this piece, although beautiful in the classic sense, did not make that huge of an impression of his audience, for example, one man said, "It is not bad; there is something in it," while another woman had said, "It is horrid; let us go!" (Waters). It wasn't until after he died was his work admired more, this is due to the fact that towards the end of his life and after his death in 1875, impressionism became a popular art style in France. In that sense, his landscaping detail was that similar to the technique of impressionists (Mark Harden's
This painting depicts a scene from the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. In this myth, Eurydice is a Dryad who Orpheus falls madly in love with and marries. …show more content…
Corot however, was not a fan of the Romantic art style instead vouching for a more classical style of art (Waters). So this piece, although beautiful in the classic sense, did not make that huge of an impression of his audience, for example, one man said, "It is not bad; there is something in it," while another woman had said, "It is horrid; let us go!" (Waters). It wasn't until after he died was his work admired more, this is due to the fact that towards the end of his life and after his death in 1875, impressionism became a popular art style in France. In that sense, his landscaping detail was that similar to the technique of impressionists (Mark Harden's