Title

Allori, Ulysses' journey

Caption

Alessandro Allori (1535-1607)
Italian School
Ulysses' journey. Mercury asks Calypso to free Ulysses, by order of Jupiter. Detail: the nymph Calypso
1580
Fresco
Florence, Palazzo Portinari Salviati, Court of Emperors.

Date

1580

Credit line

Alfredo Dagli Orti/Photo12

Reference

DGL17A00_265

License type

Rights managed

Available size

103,4Mb (12,2Mb) / 16,4in x 24,5in / 4912 x 7360 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mural painting Fresco Fresco Vault Italian Renaissance Mannerism Homer Odysseus Greek mythology Ancient times Ancient Greece Ancient literature Decorum Divinity Deity Grotesque pattern Italy 16th century Woman Face Close up Pearls Jewels