Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses
Artist | John William Waterhouse |
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Year | 1891 |
Type | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 149 cm × 92 cm (59 in × 36 in) |
Location | Gallery Oldham, 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 Odysseus a cup containing a potion with which she seeks to bring him under her spell as she has his crew.
See also
- Circe Invidiosa - another depiction of Circe by Waterhouse