Odysseus vor Nausikaa
Pieter Lastman (1583-1633)

Odysseus vor Nausikaa,

1619
Material / Technology / Carrier
Eichenholz
Dimensions of the object
91,5 x 117,2 cm
Displayed
AP OG Kabinett 14
Genre
Malerei
Inventory number
4947
Acquisition
1815 aus Paris restituiert
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Pieter Lastman, Odysseus vor Nausikaa, 1619, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/wE4KXNAxZ5 (Last updated on 28.08.2023)
This episode of Homer’s epic poem Odyssey, which relates many years of wandering, describes the meeting between the shipwrecked hero and the king’s daughter Nausicaa, who, unlike her handmaids, does not flee on seeing the naked stranger but offers him protection instead.

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