Second half of the 19th century, after the antique. France. - Lot 22

Second half of the 19th century, after the antique. France. "Orpheus' farewell to Eurydice, whom Hermes is about to take back to the underworld, also known as Zeuthus, Antiope and Amphion", Bronze bas-relief with brown patina, Edition Barbedienne from 1845 to 1911 Bears the publisher's stamp F BARBEDIENNE in the lower right-hand corner of the work. Bears the number 35066 in ink on the reverse. L 27 x 23 cm. Related works: -Italy, -100/0 B.C., Zeuthus, Antiope and Amphion, marble bas-relief, H. 121 x W. 98 x D. 15 cm, Paris, Musée du Louvre, inv. MR 702. Related literature: -Florence Rionnet, Les bronzes Barbedienne, l'oeuvre d'une dynastie de fondeurs (1834-1954), Paris, Arthena, 2016, model listed under n°Cat. 138, p. 225.