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Exhibition poster

Orpheus (Moreau)

Gustave Moreau

1865 · Oil on canvas · Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Size2:3 ratio

Will it fit? See it to scale above your sofa, bed or mantel

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$59Unframed print · made to order

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About this work

Artist: Gustave Moreau (1826–1898)
Year: 1865
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 154 × 99.5 cm
Collection: Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Movement: Symbolism

A young woman in a long embroidered dress stands in a rocky twilight landscape, gazing down at the head of Orpheus, which rests on his lyre in her hands; both faces have closed or lowered eyes. Musicians play on a crag at upper left, two tortoises crawl at lower right, and a golden evening sky opens over a distant river. In the myth the poet was torn apart by the Maenads, and the tortoise shell is said to have made the first lyre. Moreau showed the painting at the Salon of 1866 and it was bought that year. It now hangs in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Muted olive, slate blue and a pale gold sky make a quiet, melancholy picture for a study, reading room or hallway. Hang it with Millais's Ophelia at 16×24 in a dark wood frame.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Symbolism painting
Era: 19th century (1865)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: grand
Rooms: hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is Orpheus in the public domain?

Yes. Gustave Moreau (1826–1898) died more than 70 years ago and the work was made and first published more than 95 years ago, so the painting itself is public domain in the US and Europe. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Musée d'Orsay.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or dark wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Orpheus painted, and in what medium?

Orpheus dates from 1865 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 154 × 99.5 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Orpheus we'd choose 16×24.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Gustave Moreau's Orpheus, 1865, shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Symbolism and Myth, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or dark wood. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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Gallery-grade archival giclée. Rich pigment inks on heavyweight fine-art paper (or gallery-wrapped canvas) — built to last, not a poster-shop print.

Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.

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