Orpheus and Eurydice 1826

Carl Goos's 1826 painting "Orpheus and Eurydice" depicts the Greek myth of Orpheus, the musician, attempting to retrieve his wife Eurydice from the underworld. The dramatic scene shows Eurydice, barely visible in the shadows, reaching out for Orpheus, while he plays his lyre, a symbol of his musical talent and his hope of winning her back from Hades. Goos's painting, now housed in the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst, captures the emotion of this classic tale with its use of light and shadow, highlighting the fragility of Eurydice's existence.