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Penelope Recognizes Ulysses
Felice Giani1800–1825
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Penelope shown in profile at left, rising from her seat to greet Ulysses. Hymen with two lighted torches stands behind pair. Minerva shown from back leaving atrium.
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Details
- Title: Penelope Recognizes Ulysses
- Creator: Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823
- Date Created: 1800–1825
- Location Created: Italy
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Pen and brown ink over traces of graphite on cream laid paper
- Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
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