One of the nicer John William Waterhouse canvases, dating from 1891 [you can click for a larger view, if you want to]. I like the detail of material strewn on the floor, the not-too-obvious swine carcass, and the way Odysseus appears only in the mirror (a nice riff on the story, on the edge of implying that she is real and he a reflection) although the composition has the perhaps unfortunate effect of giving the impression Od. has crept up behind the nymph and is sniffing her left armpit. Still, whatever lights your candle.
Thursday 2 April 2009
Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus
One of the nicer John William Waterhouse canvases, dating from 1891 [you can click for a larger view, if you want to]. I like the detail of material strewn on the floor, the not-too-obvious swine carcass, and the way Odysseus appears only in the mirror (a nice riff on the story, on the edge of implying that she is real and he a reflection) although the composition has the perhaps unfortunate effect of giving the impression Od. has crept up behind the nymph and is sniffing her left armpit. Still, whatever lights your candle.
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