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Odysseus and Calypso
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Odysseus saves himself on the left in the background from the sea monster Charybdis by clinging to a fig tree. On the right Odysseus is received by Calypso. Mercury descends from Olympus to urge Calypso to let Odysseus go. In the foreground Odysseus builds a raft. The print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineOdysseus en Calypso. 1633. Theodoor van Thulden. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
