Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses
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Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses |
John William Waterhouse, 1891 |
Oil on canvas |
149 × 92 cm |
Oldham Art Gallery, Oldham |
Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses is an oil painting in the Pre-Raphaelite style by John William Waterhouse that was created in 1891.
The painting depicts a scene from Greek mythology, the sorceress Circe offering Ulysses a cup containing a potion with which she seeks to bring him under her spell as she has his crew.