Odysseus entdeckt den verkleideten Achill

This canvas by Alessandro Salucci, painted around 1700, illustrates the mythological episode in which Odysseus discovers Achilles concealed in women's clothing. Salucci, an Italian artist active in the early to mid-seventeenth century, built his reputation primarily on cityscapes and architectural capricci. The work is now held in the collection of the Alte Pinakothek.

The composition presents a sizable assembly of figures distributed around a building, some standing, others seated or reclining. The artist employs atmospheric perspective: foreground figures receive careful modeling and detail, while background figures diminish in scale and definition. A varied palette generates depth and contrast across the pictorial space.

Trees and a clouded sky form the backdrop, integrating the mythological event within a natural setting that recalls the conventions of architectural fantasy prevalent in Salucci's broader practice.