Odysseus as a beggar at the door of his house by Theodoor van Thulden, after Francesco Primaticcio

Odysseus as a beggar at the door of his house

Theodoor van Thulden, after Francesco Primaticcio · 1632–1633 · Rijksmuseum · Amsterdam, Netherlands

Disguised in rags, the true king Odysseus stands quietly at his own front door, waiting and watching among the rowdy, greedy suitors. Explore its place in Book XIV of the Odyssey.

Open this artwork in the Odyssey Mosaic