Helen recognising Telemachus
Helen Recognising Telemachus, Son of Odysseus - Jean-Jacques Lagrenée (1739–1821) - The Hermitage Museum
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Helen Recognising Telemachus, Son of Odysseus - Jean-Jacques Lagrenée (1739–1821) - The Hermitage Museum
Date: 1795
Medium: Oil on panel
Dimensions: 48.0 x 64.0 cm
Medium: Oil on panel
Dimensions: 48.0 x 64.0 cm
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Painted in 1795 by Jean-Jacques Lagrenée, Helen Recognising Telemachus, Son of Odysseus is an oil on panel composition telling a tale from Greek mythology.
Helen Recognising Telemachus, Son of Odysseus depicts the time after the Trojan War when Helen and Menelaus had returned to Sparta, but Odysseus had not yet returned to Ithaca. To learn news of his father, Telemachus leaves his mother, Penelope and sets out to seek news from his father's comrades. Helen and Menelaus recognise Telemachus but can provide little information More information about Helen and Telemachus can be found here - (website opens in new window) Jean-Jacques Lagrenée
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Born: 18 September, 1739; Paris
Died: 13 February, 1821: Paris
Nationality: French
Art Movement: Neoclassicism
Painting School: French Academy
Died: 13 February, 1821: Paris
Nationality: French
Art Movement: Neoclassicism
Painting School: French Academy
