Homer Collection (page 7)

Penelope carrying the Bow of Ulysses to the Suitors (engraving)
973726 Penelope carrying the Bow of Ulysses to the Suitors (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Penelope carrying the Bow of Ulysses to the Suitors)

The Harpies going to seize the Daughters of Pandarus (engraving)
973725 The Harpies going to seize the Daughters of Pandarus (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Harpies going to seize the Daughters of Pandarus)

Ulysses preparing to fight with Irus (engraving)
973723 Ulysses preparing to fight with Irus (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ulysses preparing to fight with Irus)

Ulysses conversing with Eumaeus (engraving)
973719 Ulysses conversing with Eumaeus (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ulysses conversing with Eumaeus)

Lampetia complaining to Apollo (engraving)
973717 Lampetia complaining to Apollo (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lampetia complaining to Apollo)

Phemius singing to the Suitors (engraving)
973699 Phemius singing to the Suitors (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Phemius singing to the Suitors)

The Descent of Minerva to Ithaca (engraving)
973698 The Descent of Minerva to Ithaca (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Descent of Minerva to Ithaca)

Council of Jupiter, Minerva and Mercury (engraving)
973697 Council of Jupiter, Minerva and Mercury (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Council of Jupiter, Minerva and Mercury)

Andromache fainting on the Wall (engraving)
973690 Andromache fainting on the Wall (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andromache fainting on the Wall)

The Gods descending to Battle (engraving)
973688 The Gods descending to Battle (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gods descending to Battle)

Thetis and Eurynome receiving the Infant Vulcan (engraving)
973685 Thetis and Eurynome receiving the Infant Vulcan (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thetis and Eurynome receiving the Infant Vulcan)

Sleep and Death conveying the body of Sarpedon to Lycia (engraving)
973681 Sleep and Death conveying the body of Sarpedon to Lycia (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Polydamus advising Hector to retire from the Trench (engraving)
973677 Polydamus advising Hector to retire from the Trench (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Polydamus advising Hector to retire from the Trench)

The Departure of Briseis from the Tent of Achilles (engraving)
973659 The Departure of Briseis from the Tent of Achilles (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Departure of Briseis from the Tent of Achilles)

Homer (ink on paper)
960769 Homer (ink on paper) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Homer. Illustration for childrens history of England, late 19th or early 20th century. Signed RWM)

A bust of Homer (engraving)
979834 A bust of Homer (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A bust of Homer, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey)

Penelopes Dream (engraving)
973703 Penelopes Dream (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Penelopes Dream. Illustration for Flaxmans Classical Outlines by John C L Sparkes (Seeley)

Juno and Minerva going to assist the Greeks (engraving)
973672 Juno and Minerva going to assist the Greeks (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Juno and Minerva going to assist the Greeks)

Hector and Ajax separated by the Heralds (engraving)
973671 Hector and Ajax separated by the Heralds (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hector and Ajax separated by the Heralds)

The Meeting of Hector and Andromache (engraving)
973670 The Meeting of Hector and Andromache (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Meeting of Hector and Andromache)

Thetis entreating Jupiter to honor Achilles (engraving)
973661 Thetis entreating Jupiter to honor Achilles (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thetis entreating Jupiter to honor Achilles)

Of the contest for the arms of Achilles
1192659 Of the contest for the arms of Achilles by Cole, Herbert (1867-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sunset of Heroes published by J M Dent & Son Ltd 1932); English, out of copyright

The Heroes of the Trojan War
LLM459207 The Heroes of the Trojan War by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Heroes of the Trojan War. Paris. Diomedes. Odysseus. Nestor. Achilles)

Calypso, 1869 (oil on canvas)
487998 Calypso, 1869 (oil on canvas) by Lehmann, Henri (Karl Ernest Rudolf Heinrich Salem) (1814-82); 120.7x153 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Aphrodite offering Helen to Paris, 1905 (w / c on paper)
PNH468095 Aphrodite offering Helen to Paris, 1905 (w/c on paper) by Ryland, Henry (1856-1924); 59.4x79.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; English

Aeneas and Anchises escaping from Troy, c. 1587 (pen & ink and oil with white heightening)
ALI412343 Aeneas and Anchises escaping from Troy, c.1587 (pen & ink and oil with white heightening) by Barocci or Baroccio, Federico Fiori (c.1535-1612); 33.9x46.1 cm; Galleria Borghese, Rome, Lazio

The meeting of Ulysses and Telemachus (engraving)
2808045 The meeting of Ulysses and Telemachus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The meeting of Ulysses and Telemachus.); © Look and Learn

Ulysses and His Companions escaping the Sirens, passing between Scylla and Charybdis. Date: circa 1790

Priam entreating Achilles to give up the Body of Hector (engraving)
2786870 Priam entreating Achilles to give up the Body of Hector (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Priam entreating Achilles to give up the Body of Hector)

Hector and Andromache saying their farewells (chromolitho)
2782774 Hector and Andromache saying their farewells (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hector and Andromache saying their farewells)

The sirens, 1929 (litho)
3060298 The sirens, 1929 (litho) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Published in The Odyssey of Homer by George Herbert Palmer in 1929; The Odyssey is one of two)

Proteus, the old man of the sea, 1929 (litho)
3060292 Proteus, the old man of the sea, 1929 (litho) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Parnassus, copy after Raphael (pen and brown ink over black chalk on white paper)
1216736 The Parnassus, copy after Raphael (pen and brown ink over black chalk on white paper) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520) (after); 292x458 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Figures of Greek kings from ancient vases
Figures of ancient Greek kings. King dressed like Amamemnon of Homer 1. From ancient Greek vases in the collection of Sir William Hamilton. Figure degli Antichi Re della Grecia

Penelope and her attendants spinning thread
A depiction of Penelope, wife of Odysseus, with her attendants. Penelope sits on a chair at work on a thread. A servant takes away a mirror, and another brings todays cloth

Attic red-figure oinochoe, depicting the sorceress Circe being pursued by Ulysses
XIR279363 Attic red-figure oinochoe, depicting the sorceress Circe being pursued by Ulysses (ceramic) (see also 190217) by Greek, (5th century BC); Louvre, Paris

Aeneas and Anchises (marble) (see also 277549 & 277550)
ALI277548 Aeneas and Anchises (marble) (see also 277549 & 277550) by Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680); Galleria Borghese, Rome, Lazio, Italy; Alinari

Aeneas and Anchises followed by Ascagne, by Pierre Lepautre (1660-1744)
XIR346076 Aeneas and Anchises followed by Ascagne, by Pierre Lepautre (1660-1744), Jardin des Tuileries, 1921-22 (b/w photo) by Giraudon, studio (1912-53); 264x114x110 cm; Paris

How Ulysses met Nausicaa, from Tales of the Greek Seas by Andrew Lang
STC323727 How Ulysses met Nausicaa, from Tales of the Greek Seas by Andrew Lang, 1926 (ink on paper) by Ford, Henry Justice (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nausicaa)

Polyphemus attacking sailors in their boat, 1855 (oil on canvas)
PWI82886 Polyphemus attacking sailors in their boat, 1855 (oil on canvas) by Decamps, Alexandre Gabriel (1803-60); 98x145 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen

The head of Cassandra, c. 1895 (bronze)
FFA151308 The head of Cassandra, c.1895 (bronze) by Klinger, Max (1857-1920); height:59 cm; Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Achilles, 1822 (bronze)
JBG147795 Achilles, 1822 (bronze) by Westmacott, Richard (1775-1856); Hyde Park Corner, London, UK; (add.info.: tribute from the ladies of England to the Duke of Wellington; sculpture cast)

Nouv Acqu Fr 24920 fol. 24v Priam before the tomb of Hector in the Temple of Apollo
BLY159965 Nouv Acqu Fr 24920 fol.24v Priam before the tomb of Hector in the Temple of Apollo, from the History of the Destruction of Troy, c.1500 (gouache on paper) by Colombe

Attic black-figure amphora depicting scenes from the Trojan War (ceramic
HSC249022 Attic black-figure amphora depicting scenes from the Trojan War (ceramic) (detail of 249017) by Antimenes Painter (fl.c.530-c.510 BC) (manner of); height

Cup depicting Ulysses and his Companions Blinding Polyphemus (ceramic) (b / w photo
XIR196958 Cup depicting Ulysses and his Companions Blinding Polyphemus (ceramic) (b/w photo) (see also in colour FLA 168743) by Greek, (6th century BC); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Suicide of Ajax, illustration from an antique Greek vase (colour litho)
CHT220358 The Suicide of Ajax, illustration from an antique Greek vase (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

Parnassus, from the Stanza della Segnatura, 1510-11 (fresco)
ALI168790 Parnassus, from the Stanza della Segnatura, 1510-11 (fresco) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Vatican Museums and Galleries

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"Homer: A Journey through Art and Mythology" Step into the world of Homer, the legendary poet whose words have captivated generations. From ancient myths to timeless masterpieces, his influence is felt in every corner of art. In "Circe Invidiosa, " we witness Waterhouse's mesmerizing interpretation of Circe, a powerful sorceress from Homer's epic tales. Her enchanting gaze draws us into a world where gods and mortals collide. Winslow Homer's "Fog Warning" takes us on a perilous journey at sea, reminding us of the dangers faced by Odysseus during his long voyage home. The artist skillfully captures the tension between man and nature, echoing the struggles depicted in Homer's works. The tragic scene of Achilles slaying Hector unfolds before our eyes in vivid detail. This pivotal moment from the Trojan War showcases both Rembrandt's mastery and Homer's ability to explore complex emotions such as honor, grief, and revenge. Through John Milton Vertue’s Homeric cosmogony, we delve into the origins of existence itself. Inspired by ancient Greek beliefs about creation, this artwork invites contemplation on humanity’s place in the universe. In "Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus, " we witness an intimate portrayal of grief as Achilles mourns his beloved companion. This poignant image reminds us that even heroes are not immune to sorrow – a testament to Homer's profound understanding of human nature. Winslow Homer transports us to breathtaking coastal landscapes with "High Cliff" and "Prout’s Neck. " These paintings capture both the beauty and power found within nature – themes often explored throughout Homer’s epics. Odysseus' encounters with tame animals symbolize his cunning intellect and resourcefulness. As he returns to Penelope after years away from home, their reunion becomes an emblematic representation of love enduring against all odds – a testament to Homer's exploration of the human spirit.