Ulysses, King of Ithaca, awakened by Nausicaa, daughter of the King of the Phaeacians
School of Jacques Louis David (1748-1825)
Oil on canvas. Carved and gilded wooden frame decorated with scallop shells.
Late 18th century
H 141 cm L 188 cm
This important illustration of an episode from Homer's Odyssey is a veritable pretext for depicting the male body. Given its characteristics, such as the treatment of the subject and the features of Ulysses, this large-scale oil on canvas can be associated with the school of Jacques Louis David (1748-1825). Many of his pupils, such as François-Xavier Fabre (1866-1737), were famous for their large-scale representations of men.
