The Meeting of Odysseus and Nausicaa

The Meeting of Odysseus and Nausicaa

SK-C-1744

signature: ‘JOR’

This scene is derived from the Odyssey, recounting the adventures of the hero Odysseus on his journey back from Troy. Princess Nausicaa and her entourage are taken by surprise by the naked and exhausted Odysseus, who has just been shipwrecked. Nausicaa provides him with food and clothing before bringing him to her mother, the queen. Her parents help Odysseus return to Ithaca, his home.

Veilingscatalogus, Christie's, Londen, 4 december 2012, no. 18.

painter: Jacques Jordaens (signed by artist) (possibly)

c. 1630 - c. 1640

olieverf op doek

height 117.5 cm x width 194 cm

De compositie is verwant met een grootschalige carton (96,2 cm x 193,6 cm ) in 2013 in het bezit van kunsthandel Jean-Luc Baroni Ltd., Londen; en is vermoedlijk afgeleid van een ontwerp voor een wandtapijt uit een series over het leven van Odysseus.

On loan from the Broere Charitable Foundation

Public domain

Veilingscatalogus, Christie's, Londen, 4 december 2012, no. 18.

To refer to this object, please use the following persistent URL:

https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200550768