1850
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Circe and Ulysses is a 1850 ink by French 19th Century, a Romanticism work, depicting Aeneas, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a seated woman in a long dress with a man kneeling before her. The woman holds a wand. She’s Circe, the myth’s sorceress. The man is Ulysses, about to beg for mercy. The artist used fine lines and soft gray washes to build shadows. Look for the same mix of drama and detail at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
This sculptor liked to keep sharp tools in the studio and blunt ones in his pocket—his niece recalled finding him absentmindedly whittling a stick while talking philosophy.
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