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A painting of a severed head floating in a stream with three white doves flying above.
The Head of Orpheus Floating Down the River Hebrus to the Sea
A painting of a severed head floating in a stream with three white doves flying above.
A painting of a severed head floating in a stream with three white doves flying above.
The Head of Orpheus Floating Down the River Hebrus to the Sea, Kahlil Gibran, c. 1908-1914, oil on canvas, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

The Head of Orpheus Floating Down the River Hebrus to the Sea

Artist (American, 1883 - 1931)
Datec. 1908 - 1914
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 20 × 26 inches (50.8 × 66 cm)
Framed: 22 1/4 × 28 1/4 × 2 1/2 inches (56.5 × 71.8 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mary Haskell Minis.
Object number1950.8.4
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