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ARCHITECTURE

France / Fontainebleau / Château / Galerie d'Ulysse (destroyed) / Compartment 13

LITERATURE

Ancient / Homer / Odyssey / Cycles / 16th century (Middle) - Fontainebleau, Galerie d'Ulysse (Primaticcio and Niccolò dell'Abate) / Copies attributed to Primaticcio's workshop
Ancient / Homer / Odyssey / Book XII: Ulysses recounts his adventures (Elpenor, Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, Cattle of Sol) / vv. 181-191: Ulysses (bound to the mast) and his companions (with their ears stuffed) pass the Sirens
Ancient / Homer / Odyssey / Book XII: Ulysses recounts his adventures (Elpenor, Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, Cattle of Sol) / vv. 235-260: Scylla devours six of Ulysses's companions

Further details

In this auction, three out of six known panels were sold.

Artist or creator

Primaticcio, Francesco (1504-1570) (workshop)

Date

16th century (middle) - 16th century (second half)

Location

Paris, Nouveau Drouot (salle 5 et 6) (sold by Libert et Castor, lot 65)

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Kress foundation

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