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Odysseus cremates the body of Elpenor
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Odysseus cremates the body of Elpenor

Theodoor van Thulden · 1633 · letterpress printing; etching; plakken; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Odysseus has the body of Elpenor cremated. Elpenor had asked Odysseus in the underworld to perform the proper burial rites. In the background Odysseus departs and says farewell to Circe. The print is part of an album.

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Credit lineOdysseus cremeert het lichaam van Elpenor. 1633. Theodoor van Thulden. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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