VOUET, Simon
(b. 1590, Paris, d. 1649, Paris)

Assembly of the Gods

1630s
Oil on canvas, 55 x 70 cm
Private collection

This oil sketch depicting the Assembly of the Gods is related to Vouet's design for the ceiling of the Gallery of Ulysses at the hôtel de Bullion in Paris. The ceiling was part of a large decorative scheme for the hôtel, also involving the sculptor Jacques Sarazin. As part of the decorations, Vouet painted a series of 24 scenes depicting the adventures of Ulysses. Today, neither the hôtel nor any of the finished paintings are extant.