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Mignard, Nicolas. [Scene from Homer's The Odyssey, Circe, Odysseus and Hermes]

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Creator
Mignard, Nicolas, 1606-1668
Date
1637
Location
Rome, Italy
Rome,  Italy
Media format
Image
Extent
1 print

Language
Latin
Size
9 3/4 x 17 in
Genre
Art
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Reference IDs
Folger bibliographic ID: 251837
Folger call number: ART File H766 no.1
Folger holdings ID: 327379
Summary
Circe, seated, stretches out her arm to put one hand on a bowl also being held by Odysseus, who is standing beside her. Behind Odysseus, Hermes reaches a sprig of leaves towards the bowl. On the ground to the group's right lies one of Odysseus's men, whose head has been changed into that of a pig
Notes
General notes

Removed from Ex.il. Vol. XXX, p. 173 Works of Shakespeare, 1812 (King Henry VI, pt.1) This record contains unverified data from old cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete text. Please consult Curator for assistance

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Extended title: [Scene from Homer's The Odyssey, Circe, Odysseus and Hermes] Hannibal Carratius Bononiensis, pinxit, 1607 ; Nicolaus Mignard, delineauit Romae, e in aqua forti incidit Auenione, 1637
Subjects
Circe (Mythological character) Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character) Hermes (Greek deity) Homer. Odyssey
Related names
printmaker: Mignard, Nicolas, 1606-1668
depiction: Circe (Mythological character)
depiction: Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character)
depiction: Hermes (Greek deity)
artist: Carracci, Annibale, 1560-1609
publisher: Mariette, Pierre, 1603-1657

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