Odysseus in the Cave of Polyphemus
Odysseus in the Cave of Polyphemus - Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678) - Pushkin Museum
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Odysseus in the Cave of Polyphemus - Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678) - Pushkin Museum
Date: 1635
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 76.0 x 96.0 cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 76.0 x 96.0 cm
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Painted in 1635 by Jacobs Jordaens, Odysseus in the Cave of Polyphemus is an oil on canvas work which depicts a famous story from Greek mythology.
Odysseus and his crew had landed upon the island of Polyphemus on the journey back from the Trojan War. Polyphemus though, had imprisoned the Greeks in his cave, and now was content with eating them. To escape, the resourceful Odysseus would blind Polyphemus whilst he slept, and then by tying his crew and himself beneath Polyphemus' sheep, they managed to escape, hence the painting Odysseus in the Cave of Polyphemus shows Greeks beneath the sheep. More information about Polyphemus can be found here - (website opens in new window) Jacobs Jordaens |
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Born: 19 May 1593; Antwerp
Died: 18 September 1678; Antwerp
Nationality: Flemish
Art Movement: Baroque
Painting School: Flemish School, Antwerp School
Died: 18 September 1678; Antwerp
Nationality: Flemish
Art Movement: Baroque
Painting School: Flemish School, Antwerp School
