Odysseus in Art
Leaving Troy and the Island of Circones
Mosaic often used to represent the Circones but actually depicts the battle between Alexander the Great and Darius III, perhaps after an earlier Greek painting of Philoxenus of Eretria. This mosaic was found in Pompeii in the House of the Faun and is now in the National Museum of Naples. It is dated first century BC.
Image quoted in misc. sites as depicting the battle with the Circones. I have not been able to track the origin.
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A collage that ARTnews intern Claire Voon created using the Smithsonian’s “Black Odyssey” app. The imagery is based on Bearden’s painting Battle With Cicones, 1977.
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Odysseus and Poseidon
Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown
Catalogue No.Williams 64.9 Beazley Archive No.275166 WareAttic Red Figure ShapeStamnos PainterAttributed to the Troilos Painter Dateca. 500 - 475 B.C. PeriodLate Archaic |
Neptune and the Ship of Odysseus (scene 4)
1550-51 Fresco Sala di Ulisse, Palazzo Poggi, Bologna |
Marian Maguire
Shrewd Odysseus Finds His Bearings While Tawhirimatea, Half Brother of Poseidon, Looks on, 2005etching 160mm x 290mm Signed, 2/24 |
Color illustration f. p. 156, George Herbert Palmer, translator, The Odyssey of Homer (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1929)
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The Adventures of Odysseus.
ISBN 5-8451-0949-3; 2001 Illustrator Alexey Kapninsky. |
Poseidon curses Odysseus # 2
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The Lotus Eaters
Interestingly, virtually all the images I found of this scene are modern, often with a psychedelic edge. You might consider many of the famous literary texts, songs or artworks of the 1960s as related texts if you are interested in exploring this aspect of the Tales.
the other angle worth taking is a postcolonial perspective - this scene is frequently depicted showing the Lotus Eaters as primitive/ethnic/seductive Others.
the other angle worth taking is a postcolonial perspective - this scene is frequently depicted showing the Lotus Eaters as primitive/ethnic/seductive Others.
Paul Flinders. The Lotus Eaters. 2008
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Book Illustration. Les Lotophages et Ullysses. C18th French engraving.
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Lotus eaters.
Unable to trace source which appears to be Runaway Parade Games. |
Tim Lane. The Lotus eater
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Lotus Eater blair DrawsonAcrylic on paper
Art for an ad for Lotus, the software company. I decided to indirectly refer to Odysseus, with his voyage to the land of the Lotus-Eaters. It seemed to work, somehow. |
Laura Bifano
Lotus Eater (male) |
Tsugami Ota The Odyssey 2. The Lotus Eaters
woodcuts 2000 60x90cm |
Raqib Shaw
The Mild-Eyed Melancholy of The Lotus Eaters II, 2009acrylic, enamel, rhinestone and glitter on paper laid on board |
lotus-eaters-marion-inglessi-45
Athens biennale, 2013 |
I can't find any source for this image. If it's yours, please contact me...
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Taylor Osbourne. Lotus Eater. 2012
I painted this on the boardwalk in Ocean Beach. Before I had even finished, a guy walked up and asked if he could buy it. He gave me a deposit and came back later that day to pick up the finished work. |
suzann Unrein
Lotus Eaters, 2011, oil on canvas, 78 x 68 in. |
Valentina Palonen: The Lotus Eaters (You always wore your heart on your sleeve). Gould Galleries 2017.
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Polyphemus, the Cyclops
Piece of a terracotta vase depicting the blindness of the Cyclops Polyphemus by Ulysses and his companions. Archaeological Museum, Argos.
Orogonal; amphora at ancientworld magazine. |
Odysseus method to escape from the Polyphemos cave (work from Delphi)
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Odysseus and His Men Blinding Polyphemus, Laconian black-figure kylix/cup from Sparta, 565-560 BCE Paris, Department of Coins, Medals and Antiquities
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(Crater Proto Attic, ca. 670 BC, Eleusis, Archaeological Museum).
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Odysseus and Polyphemus
Attic Black Figure. Oinochoe ca 500 B.C.British Museum |
Terracotta, Roman oil lamp 1st cent. AD.Munich. Antikensammlungen
Photo by Egisto Sami. |
Sperlonga Sculptures (close ups availbale)..The sculptures were arranged in groups around the interior of a large natural grotto facing the sea used by Roman Emperor Tiberius for dining...The groups show incidents from the story of Odysseus.
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Piazza Armerina, Vestibule, Odysseus and Polyphemus Date ca. 305 CE Creator Ab Langereis Licence CC0 1.0 Universal |
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Piazza Armerina, Vestibule, Polyphemus Date ca. 305 CE Creator Ab Langereis Licence CC0 1.0 Universal |
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Kouklia, Kato Alonia sarcophagus, Polyphemus Date ca. 500 BCE Creator Jona Lendering Museum Nicosia, Cyprus Museum |
C13th (?) illuminated manuscript
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Sala di Ulisse, Palazzo Poggi, BolognaThe Blinding of Polyphemus (detail)1550-51
Fresco |
Polyphemus and the Flight of the Greeks (scene 2) 1550-51 Fresco
Sala di Ulisse, Palazzo Poggi, Bologna |
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Polyphemus Tending his Sheep, no. 9 from The Labors of Ulysses
Theodore van Thulden ca. 1632 Etching Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts |
Polyphemus Eating Ulysses' Men, as Achaemides Watches
Alternate Title: Ulysfis socios devorat Polyphemus Series: The Metamorphoses of Ovid, pl. 134 Edition: Second edition Wilhelm Janson (Holland, Amsterdam) Antonio Tempesta (Italy, Florence, 1555-1630) Italy Prints; etchings Etching Sheet: 4 1/8 × 4 5/8 in. (10.48 × 11.75 cm) Image: 4 1/8 × 4 5/8 in. (10.48 × 11.75 cm) Los Angeles County Fund (65.37.217) |
The Adventures of Odysseus.
ISBN 5-8451-0949-3; 2001 Illustrator Alexey Ka |
I accidentally deleted the link for this one - if you trace it, please let me know. I kept it cause I like the understated cyclops and minuscule boat, which read differently from the usual pics.
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Color illustration f. p. 156, George Herbert Palmer, translator, The Odyssey of Homer (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1929)
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Auguste Rodin
Maker: Alexis Rudier Fondeur Date: ca. 1888 Location: Legion of Honor Gallery 10 Century: 19th Century AD fiine arts museums of san fransisco |
"Odysseus escape from Polyphemus"
"My interpretation of Ulysses and Polyphemus mith, related to modern Sicily, to the topic of relations between politics and mafia, between italian government and local sicily traditions"" Mural in Catania, sea port area. by Aec *2015* |
expired link - creaturespot.com Interestign choice of features if you're looking at post colonial viewpoint because this model exhibits atrributes associated with 'primitive' races - receding forehead, protruding jaw, flattened nose, wide nose and mouth, ape-like lips etc.)
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Arnold Bockman. Odysseus and Polyphemus. Painting, 1896. Museum of fine Arts, Boston.
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Marc Chagall
Polyphemus, from The Odyssea I, 1975Lithograph printed in colours 535 x 715 mm (21 x 28 1/8 in) Signed, 15/30 |
Playstation Game - God of War: Ascension. Polyphemous must be killed before you can gain the protection of the gods.
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Class of the Titans, Canadian animated TV series, Season 2, Episode 16.
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As Odysseus boasts the Cyclops casts stones at his ship. print012: Odysseus defying the Cyclops. Engraving from 1894 by Louis-Frederic Schutzenberger.
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Limited edition modern collector coin.
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Aeolus and the bag of winds
Aelos Gives Odysseus the Bag of Winds (scene 3)
1550-51 Fresco Sala di Ulisse, Palazzo Poggi, Bologna |
Illustration from unknown source
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Alice and Martin Provensen illustration in the Illiad and the Odyssey, 1956.
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Adventures of OdysseusWritten By: Daniel Morden, Hugh Lupton
Illustrated By: Christina Balit |
The Odyssey » Book X: The Island of the Winds; the Land of the Midnight Sun; Circe
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Illustration in Odysseus and the Bag of Winds. by Troy Wolff Reading A-Z.
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The Laestygonians
Fresco from a house on the Esquiline Hill decorated with scenes from the Odyssey, Rome, c. AD 90.
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Circe, the Sorcercess
Circe and Odysseus' men, Athenian red-figure pelike C5th B.C., Staatliche Kunstammlungen Dresden
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Aeneas Erects a Tomb to His Nurse, Caieta, and Flees the Country of Circe (Aeneid, Book VII), by Master of the Aeneid, c. 1530–35. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Coudert Brothers, 1888.
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Edmund Dulac. Circe (Sorceress). Book illustration, A good example of orientatism.
See also this Circe, the Enchantress which is owes even more to the style of Persian minitures. |
Franz von Stuck Tilla Durieux als Circe, Oil painting, 1913
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Alice Pike Barney, Circe, n.d., pastel on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Laura Dreyfus Barney and Natalie Clifford Barney in memory of their mother, Alice Pike Barney, 1951.14.17
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Willy Pogany in an illustrated copy of The Adventures of Osysseus and Tales of Troy. Macmillan Company, NY,1918.
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William Russel Flint. Odysseus springs upon Circe. Illustration from a retelling by Andrew Lang, published 1930.
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Gustav Adophe Mossa. Circe. Painting. France, 1904.
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Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus. Oldham Art Gallery, Oxford, U.K. 1891, by John William Waterhouse
A very 1970s/80s interpretation of this image can be found here. |
John Waterhouse. Circe Individiosa. Painting. Art Gallery of Australia. 1892.
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Above right:
the A-muse-ing Grace gallery positions kirke (circe) within a collection of goddesses from whom the author finds inspiration to reclain the power of the feminine. |
Beatrice Offor - Circe
middle : "Circe and Her Vial of Dragon's Blood" A print of the original painting by Emily Balivet, 2009. |
Odysseus and Circe (scene 5)
1550-51 Fresco Sala di Ulisse, Palazzo Poggi, Bologna |
Wine cup (kylix) depicting scenes from the Odyssey. Greek, Archaic Period, ca. 560-550 BCE. The Painter of the Boston Polyphemos. Henry Lillie Pierce Fund, 1899, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (99.518). This photo was taken April 28, 2013 by Lucas aka ancientartpodcast on Flickr
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Tiresias in the Land of the Dead
Odysseus, Right, Consults the Shade of Tiresias, Center. Eurylochos on the Left. Side A from a Lucanian Red-figured calyx-krater, c. 380 B.C. Marie-Lan Nguyen/Wikimedia Commons.
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Teiresias foretells the Future to OdysseusFUSELI, Henry (1741 - 1825) c. 1780
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Odysseus in the Land of the Dead. Illustration by N. C. Wyeth from “The Odyssey of Homer” (1929) http://collections.brandywine.org/objects/10888/odysseus-in-the-land-of-the-dead?ctx=79493710-e59c-4a6c-8149-c1e39e582b0b&idx=0
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The Sirens
Ulysses and the Sirens. Roman Mosaic. Tunisia. C2nd CE.
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John William Waterhouse (1849-1917), ''Ulysses and the Sirens'' (1891). Public Domain. By John William Waterhouse (1891).
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Sirens. Ancient Greek Stamnos (pot) C180-470 BCE. British Museum.
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Annick Huber. Sirens 2. (Awaiting reply about permissions)
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The Sirens imploring Ulysses to stay (1886) English woodcut print
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Gustav Adophe Mossa. Satiated Siren. Painting. France, 1905.
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Passing the Sirens. Willy Pogány's cover art from "The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tale of Troy" By Padraic Colum. 1918.
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Color illustration f. p. 156, George Herbert Palmer, translator, The Odyssey of Homer (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1929)
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Barry Trower. The Sirens. Painting. c.1995. Note the commanding woman in the tower - one could interpret the sirens as extensions of Circe's powers (magical and seductive).
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Barry Trower. Odyssey. Painting. Note the elevation of Odysseus to Christlike status. How does this reflect on his position in our culture?
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Scylla and Charybdis
Allessandro Allori. Caught between a rock and a hard place. Italian Fresco, 1875.
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Steve Somers. Scylla and Charybdis - Digital Painting. 2014 (awaiting permission - please see me before using this image!)
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The Sacred Cattle of Helios
Odysseus and Circe (scene 5)
1550-51 Fresco Sala di Ulisse, Palazzo Poggi, Bologna |
Calypso
Odysseus and Kalypso.The goddess presents a box of provisions for the hero’s voyage. The box is tied with a sash. The bearded Odysseus sits on a rock on the shore holding a sword and looking pensive. Athenian red-figure vase, c. 450 BC.
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Odysseus und Kalypso, by Arnold Böcklin. 1883. Public Domain. Courtesy of Wikipedia
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William Russel Flint. Odysseus and calypso. Illustration from a retelling by Andrew Lang, published 1930.
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Naussica
Odysseus, Athena, and Nausicaä. Naked Odysseus holds a branch in front of his genitals so as not to startle Nausicaä and her attendants. Athena, Odysseus’ protectress, stands between the two figure. Athenian red-figure water-jar from Vulci, Italy, c. 460 BC.
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Claude Lorrain. Departure of Odysseus from the Land of Pheaecians. Painting, 1646.
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Christoph Amberger, Odysseus and Nausicaa, 1619. Alte Pinakothek, Munich.
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Alice and Martin Provensen illustration in the Illiad and the Odyssey, 1956.
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William Russel Flint. Daughter of Alcinous. Illustration from a retelling by Andrew Lang, published 1930.
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Odysseus at the Court of the Phaeacians (scene 9)
1550-51
Fresco
Stanza di Ulisse, Palazzo Poggi, Bologna
1550-51
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Stanza di Ulisse, Palazzo Poggi, Bologna
Penelope at the loom
Penelope waiting for Odysseus, Syria, C5th BCE.
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Patten Wilson. "A Penelope"
in the Yellow Book vol 6, 1895. |
Willy Pogany in an illustrated copy of The Adventures of Osysseus and Tales of Troy. Macmillan Company, NY,1918.
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William Russel Flint. Odysseus and calypso. Illustration from a retelling by Andrew Lang, published 1930.
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Johannes Zainer, Odysseus' Return. Woodcut print in an early book, 1541.
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Penelope at her loom with other women. C16th Drawing in The Louvre (Museum).
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Dora Wheeler Keith. Penelope unravelling her work at night. Woven tapestery, 1885
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Penelope, waiting on Ithaca. Painted by Domenico Beccafumi circa 1514. Oil on wood panel.
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Penelope by Franklin Simmons, marble, 1896. On display at the De Young Museum in San Francisco. Interesting juxtaposition of her depiction as passive angel of the house and heroic emblems (griffen, lion's fur)
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Penelope with the Suitorsabout 1509, Pintoricchio fresco. CC National Gallery London
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Circle of the Maître des Très Petites Heures d'Anne de Bretagne (Jean d'Ypres?), Penelope at Her Loom, c. 1500, wool and silk. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Homecoming
Lovis Corinth. Odysseus fighting the Beggar. Painting, 1903.
(This is the watermarked free download version) |
Odysseus and Argos, a copy of a plate by Jean-Auguste Barre (French Artist, 1811 - 1896). Louvre. Public Domain. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
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William Russel Flint. Joy and anguish. Illustration from a retelling by Andrew Lang, published 1930.
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Homecoming: The Archery contest
Homecoming: The massacre
Slaughter of the Suitors, From a Campanian Red-Figure Bell-Krater, c. 330 B.C. Public Domain. Bibi Saint-Po
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William Russel Flint. The killing of the wooers. Illustration from a retelling by Andrew Lang, published 1930.
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