Orpheus

Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

Cleveland Museum of Art

Bronze sculpture of a man sitting and playing a lyre. The man has curly hair and a laurel wreath on his head. He is shirtless, wearing a cloth wrapped around his waist and draped over his right shoulder. The cloth has a patterned border and is gathered around his body. He sits on a rock or tree stump with his right leg bent and left leg extended. His right hand supports his chin, and his left hand plays the lyre. The lyre is held between his left shoulder and arm, with the base resting on the ground beside him. The sculpture sits on an oval base. The background is a gradient from dark gray at the top to light gray at the bottom. Title: Orpheus; artist: Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse.