PINTURICCHIO
(b. ca. 1454, Perugia, d. 1513, Siena)

The Return of Odysseus

1509
Fresco, transferred to canvas, 124 x 146 cm
National Gallery, London

The painting represents a scene from the Odysseia in an early Renaissance setting. It is severely damaged.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 13 minutes):
Claudio Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse, Act I, Duet of Odysseus and Pallas Athene