Tag: Homer

Homère et son guide (1874)

Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) Homère et son guide (Homer and His Guide) 1874 Oil on canvas, 208.92 x 142.88 cm Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee See also: • Homer (fl. 9th or 8th century BC)

Jacob Jordaens

(1593–1678) The artist’s works: Head of Girl c.1615–1620 Worcester Art Museum, Worcester The Holy Family with Shepherds 1616 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The Temptation of the Magdalene c.1616–1617 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago The Holy Family and Saint John the Baptist…

Sophia Schliemann

(1852–1932) Σοφία Σλήμαν née Sophia Engastromenos, Σοφία Εγκαστρωμένου   Born January 12 1852 Athens (Greece) Died October 27 1932 Athens (Greece) Husband (1869–1890) Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890) Occupation Archaeologist

Heinrich Schliemann

(1822–1890) Johann Ludwig Heinrich Julius Schliemann Works: • Mycenæ: a narrative of researches and discoveries at Mycenæ and Tiryns (English) • Troy and Its Remains (English) Born January 6 1822 Neubukow (Germany) Died December 26 1890 Napoli (Italia) Wife (1852–1869)  Ekaterina…

Ritorno di Ulisse (c.1509)

Pinturicchio (c.1454-1513) Ritorno di Ulisse (Return of Ulysses/Penelope with the Suitors) c.1509 Fresco, detached and mounted on canvas, 125.5 x 152 cm National Gallery, London This picture, painted in fresco, was part of a series of eight which decorated the walls of…

L’apothéose d’Homère (1827)

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Homère déifié, dit aussi L’apothéose d’Homère (Homer deified, also known as The Apotheosis of Homer) 1827 Oil on canvas, 386 x 512 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris In front of a temple with a pediment inscribed…

Leconte de Lisle

(1818–1894) Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle Pierre Gosset (pseudonym) Translations: • L’Iliade (French) • L’Odyssée (French) Leconte de Lisle in Art: Millet, Jean-François (1814-1875) Leconte de Lisle c.1840–1841 National Gallery of Art, Washington   Born October 22 1818 Saint-Paul, La…

Helen arriving in Troy (1685-1690)

Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Helen arriving in Troy c.1685–1690 Oil on canvas, 60 x 67 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Title: The Landing of Helen led by Paris to the palace of Priam, in Troy Former title: Landing of Cleopatra at…

Mercury Ordering Calypso to Release Odysseus (c.1680)

Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Mercury Ordering Calypso to Release Odysseus c.1680 Oil on canvas, 132 x 96 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam During his wanderings, Odysseus encounters the nymph Calypso, who falls in love with him and holds him captive on her island.…

Odysseus and Calypso (c.1680)

Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Odysseus and Calypso c.1680 Oil on canvas, 125 x 94 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam The Greek poet Homer recounts how the heroic warrior Odysseus found refuge on the island of the nymph Calypso. The Trojan War is over:…