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Calypso receives Telemachus
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Calypso receives Telemachus

Balthasar Bernards · 1734 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Telemachus who after a shipwreck has reached the island of the goddess Calypso is received by her and her nymphs. Behind him walks his guide Mentor. In the background to the left the sinking ship is still visible.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratie(story of) TelemachusTelemachus and Calypso
Credit lineCalypso ontvangt Telemachus. 1734. Balthasar Bernards. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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