Arrival at Ithaca (Ankunft auf Ithaka)
Friedrich Preller the Elder · c. 1832–34 · Römisches Haus (Villa of Hermann Härtel) · Leipzig, Germany
After twenty years away, Odysseus is carried ashore to Ithaca fast asleep, never guessing he has finally reached home. Friedrich Preller sets the moment against the wild, rocky coast of the island itself. Explore its place in Book XIII of the Odyssey.