Calypso receiving Telemachus and Mentor in the Grotto
Calypso receiving Telemachus and Mentor in the Grotto - William Hamilton (1751–1801)
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Calypso receiving Telemachus and Mentor in the Grotto - William Hamilton (1751–1801)
Date: c1791
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 252.7 x 158.8 cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 252.7 x 158.8 cm
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Depicting an event from Greek mythology, Calypso receiving Telemachus and Mentor in the Grotto, was undertaken by William Hamilton in about 1791.
Telemachus is looking for information about his father, Odysseus, who has been missing for ten years since the end of the Trojan War. Odysseus had been kept on Calypso' Island for seven years, before Zeus had commanded his release. Yet even so Odysseus has yet to return to Ithaca, and now Telemachus and Mentor are seeking news of his whereabouts. More information about Calypso can be found here - (website opens in new window) William Hamilton |
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Born: 18 September,1751; London
Died: 2 December, 1801: London
Nationality: English
Died: 2 December, 1801: London
Nationality: English
