Love's Last Look (Eurydice) Sculpture by Jan And Jo Moore
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Original Artwork
Sculpture,
Stone
- Dimensions Height 11.8in, Width 4.3in / 60.00 lb
- Fit for outdoor? No, This artwork can not be displayed outdoor
- Categories Sculptures under $20,000 Abstract
Eurydice in Greek mythology, was an oak nymph or one of the daughters of Apollo (the god of light). She was the wife of Orpheus, who loved her dearly; on their wedding day, he played joyful songs as his bride danced through the meadow. One day, a satyr saw and pursued Eurydice, who stepped on a venomous snake, dying instantly. Distraught, Orpheus played and sang so mournfully that all the nymphs and gods wept and told him to travel to the Underworld and retrieve her, which he gladly did. After his music softened the hearts of Hades and Persephone, his singing so sweet that even the Erinyes wept, he was allowed to take her back to the world of the living. In another version, Orpheus played his lyre to put Cerberus, the guardian of Hades, to sleep, after which Eurydice was allowed to return with Orpheus to the world of the living. Either way, the condition was attached that he must walk in front of her and not look back until both had reached the upper world. However, soon he began to doubt that she was there and that Hades had deceived him. Just as they reached the portals of Hades and daylight, he turned around to gaze on her face, and Eurydice vanished back into the Underworld. When Orpheus was later killed by the Maenads on Dionysus' orders, his soul ended up in the Underworld where he was reunited with Eurydice.
Related themes
Black MarbleStone SculptureGreek MythologyEurydiceFigurative
Jan And Jo Moore are the design collaboration team from New Mexico. They share a deep bond with Mother Nature and have been interpreting her landscapes and culture through sculpture for more than 40 years.
They seek to create introspective pieces, often meant to evoke serenity, reverence, meditation; sculpture that possesses soundness of line, elegance of form. Often the pieces are primal, stoic, visceral. Jan And Jo Moore sculpt in stone and cast in bronze, both for the unequaled timeless durability of the media, but also to explore and indulge in their intrinsic beauty and the inherent tension of the elemental forces contained within both media.
Their works are in public collections in the Albuquerque Botanic Gardens, Rio Grande Zoo in Albuquerque, the National Park Service (Salinas National Monument), University of New Mexico, New Mexico State Printing Facility, Edwards Air Force Base, and the College of Santa Fe. They were published in numerous national and international publications.
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Nationality:
UNITED STATES
- Date of birth : 1954
- Artistic domains:
- Groups: Contemporary American Artists
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