Master of the Johnson Assumption of the Magdalen (active early 16th century) - 16th century (early) | The Warburg Institute Iconographic Database

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GODS AND MYTHS

Historia Troiana / The War of Troy / Main episodes / The departure of the Greeks

Historia Troiana / The Aftermath of the War / Ajax the Lesser / Shipwrecked / Rescued by Poseidon

LITERATURE

Ancient / Homer / Odyssey / Cycles / 16th century (early) - Panels by the Master of the Johnson Assumption of the Magdalen

Ancient / Homer / Odyssey / Book V: Ulysses leaves Calypso, is shipwrecked and washed ashore the islands of the Phaeacians / vv. 290-295: Neptune stirs up a storm

Ancient / Homer / Odyssey / Book V: Ulysses leaves Calypso, is shipwrecked and washed ashore the islands of the Phaeacians / vv. 333-351: Leucothea gives Ulysses her veil to protect him in the shipwreck

Ancient / Homer / Odyssey / Book IX: Ulysses recounts his adventures (Cicones, Lotophages, Polyphemus) / vv. 371-394: Ulysses and his comrades blind Polyphemus

Ancient / Homer / Odyssey / Book IX: Ulysses recounts his adventures (Cicones, Lotophages, Polyphemus) / vv. 415-461: Ulysses and his comrades bind themselves at the belly of Polyphemus's sheep and so escape

Ancient / Homer / Odyssey / Book IX: Ulysses recounts his adventures (Cicones, Lotophages, Polyphemus) / vv. 468-490: Ulysses, onboard of his ship, taunts Polyphemus who hurls the summit of the mountain at him

Further details

McKnight sees at the left side the punishment of Ajax the Lesser by Neptune - however, it could also show - in order of the narrative of the Odyssey - Ulysses being shipwrecked and saved by Leucothea

Artist or creator

Master of the Johnson Assumption of the Magdalen (active early 16th century)

Date

16th century (early)

Location

Poughkeepsie (N.Y.), Vassar College, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center (inv. 1917.1.3.a)

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Kate Denny McKnight, The Ulysses Panels by Piero di Cosimo at Vassar College, Art Bulletin 6,4 (1924), pp. 99-102

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Kress foundation

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