The Adventures of Ulysses
1440
tempera
panel
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
1440
tempera
panel
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
The Adventures of Ulysses is a 1440 tempera by Apollonio di Giovanni, a Early Renaissance work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
This painting shows a scene from ancient Greek mythology. It's a detailed and colorful work. The story it tells is from Homer's Odyssey, which is an old and famous book. The artist put a lot of thought into the characters and their actions. The painting has many figures and objects, all arranged to tell the story. You can learn more about this style by looking into the work of artist Apollonio di Giovanni.
William Graham (d. 1885), Grosvenor Place, London, by 1875 [lent to London 1875]; sold Christie’s, London, April 8, 1886, no. 172, as “The labours of Ulysses: from a Cassone,” to Martin Colnaghi, acting on behalf of Francis George Baring, for 29 gns.; Francis George Baring, second Earl of Northbrook, from 1886 to at least 1894 [The date 1894 is provided by two labels on the back of the panel]. Robert Langston Douglas, London; sold by Langton Douglas to Julius Böhler, Munich [confirmed by a label on the back of the panel and a letter of April 27, 1987 from Julius Böhler in Margherita Andreotti…
London, Royal Academy of Arts, Works by the Old Masters, 1875, cat. 169, as “A Landscape, with Architecture and Figures. Painter Unknown.” Brooklyn, Institute of Arts and Sciences Museum, European Art, 1450 – 1500, 1936, cat. 15, as Dido Master. Art Insitute of Chicago, New Light on Old Masters: Early Italian Paintings in the Art Institute, May 29–July 31, 1993.
Art Institute of Chicago, General Catalogue of Paintings, Sculpture, and Other Objects in the Museum (Chicago: Art Institute, 1913), 197, no. 2088. Art Institute of Chicago, General Catalogue of Paintings, Sculpture, and Other Objects in the Museum (Chicago: Art Institute, 1914), 208, no. 2088. Paul Schubring, Cassoni: Truhen und Truhenbilder der italienischen Frührenaissance (Leipzig: Karl W. Hiersemann, 1915), vol. 1, pp. 113, 276, no. 253, vol. 2, pl. 56, no. 253. Art Institute of Chicago, Catalogue of Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, and Architecture (Chicago: Art Institute, 1917), 164.…
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Apollonio di Giovanni (1410–1465) was an artist, born in Florence.
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