POMPEIANA de William Gell (éd. de 1832)

Plate LXXII - Penelope

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This has been called Penelope giving wine to Ulysses in the character of a beggar. The dog, who does not however seem to recognise his master, has been brought as a proof that such was the subject. The face of the man seems far too young for that of Ulysses, but the painter may have flattered his subject. The Priestess, the Apollo, and the two borders, are from the house of the Dioscuri.