Title

Pellegrino Tibaldi, 'The Odysseus frescoes'

Caption

Pellegrino Tibaldi (1527-1596)
Italian School
Odysseus and Circe (detail of a man transformed into a half-man, half-dragon monster by Circe)
Cycle of frescoes on the history of Odysseus
1550-1551
Bologna, Palazzo Poggi, Institute of Science

Date

1550

Credit line

Alfredo Dagli Orti/Photo12

Reference

DGL17A00_325

License type

Rights managed

Available size

94.2Mb (3.9Mb) / 23.0in x 15.9in / 6904 x 4768 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mural painting Fresco Ceiling Italian Renaissance Mannerism Homer Odysseus Greek mythology Ancient times Ancient Greece Ancient literature Italy 16th century Pellegrino Pellegrini Monster Transformation Metamorphosis Fantastic animal Ulysses Naked Terrifying Spell Curse