Ulysses at the Court of Alcinous
Francesco Hayez · 1814–1816 · Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte · Naples, Italy
At the splendid Phaeacian palace, weary Odysseus is welcomed by King Alcinous and Queen Arete — and weeps when the bard sings of Troy. Explore its place in Book VII of the Odyssey.