1800
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Telemachus, Urged by Mentor, Leaving the Island of Calypso is a 1800 by Charles Meynier, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a group of people in flowing robes gathered under a big tree. They look like they’re celebrating or saying goodbye—some are holding branches, others are embracing. The scene feels lively, with one person in the center standing out in a long, flowing dress. The artist used shading to make the figures look three-dimensional, especially on the faces and drapery. The background has a soft, dreamy quality, like a forest at twilight. Next, check out chiaroscuro to see how light and shadow create depth in art.
Charles Meynier (1763 or 1768, Paris – 1832, Paris) was a French painter of historical subjects in the late 18th and early 19th century. He was a contemporary of Antoine-Jean Gros and Jacques-Louis David.
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