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Orpheus’ death

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Written by: Clara NakamuraSenior Specialist · Modern & Contemporary Art
Ceramics & Glass · Catalogue no. 1006865
Hermonax

Orpheus’ death

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byDepartment of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities of the Louvre
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Artist / MakerHermonax
Date469 BCE
Mediumceramic
TypeVase
CollectionDepartment of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities of the Louvre
LocationRoom 652
About the Artist

BiographyHermonax (-450) — Ancient Greek vase painter.Hermonax worked as red-figure vase painter and Attic vase-painter. Born in Attica in -450.Disciplinesred-figure vase painter, Attic vase-painterBorn-450, AtticaSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →

Provenance & Source

Image: Wikimedia Commons · Data: Wikidata (CC0).

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