Tote bag "Orphée - 1", a tote bag paying homage to Guillaume Apollinaire's Bestiary, illustrated by Raoul Dufy

This "Orphée - 1" Tote bag is taken from Apollinaire’s Bestiary, illustrated by Raoul Dufy

Orpheus is taken from the collection Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d'Orphée , written by Guillaume Apollinaire in 1911. This poem, deeply inspired by Greek mythology, invites us to admire the mysterious and sublime power of Orpheus' music. Apollinaire, through these verses, highlights the transcendental voice of the artist, a voice that light has made resonate and which is at the heart of ancient mysteries. This tote bag, inspired by this poetry, evokes the sublime beauty and nobility of artistic creation, symbolized by Orpheus and his lyre.

Raoul Dufy illustrates Orpheus with clear, harmonious lines, seeking to convey the quiet power of music and the beauty of the creative gesture. The illustration captures the essence of Orpheus as a poet and musician, whose melody is both divine and mystical. This bag, by combining poetry and graphic art, becomes a tribute to the universal wisdom of music and the ability of art to touch the deepest dimensions of the human soul.

Carry this bag to celebrate the power of artistic creation and the harmony of the world. This tote bag is ideal for those who cherish the timeless beauty and intensity of art, and who draw inspiration from the symbolic wisdom of Orpheus to nourish their own quest for meaning and beauty in life.

Text of the poem:

ADMIRE the insignia power
And the nobility of the line:
She is the voice that the light made heard
And of which Hermes Trismegistus speaks in his Pimander.