Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso by Angelica Kauffmann

Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso

Angelica Kauffmann · 1782 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, USA

Searching for word of his father, Telemachus comes ashore among Calypso’s nymphs — the very island where Odysseus was once held for seven long years. Explore its place in Book IV of the Odyssey.

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