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Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso is a 1782 oil painting by Angelica Kauffman. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]

Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso
Artist	Angelica Kauffmann
Year	1782
Medium	oil paint
Dimensions	82.6 cm × 112.4 cm (32.5 in × 44.3 in)
Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession	25.110.188
Website	Metropolitan Museum of Art

Early history and creation

This painting and The Sorrow of Telemachus were painted for Monsignor Onorato Caetani (1742-1797) [it]. They show scenes from the French novel The Adventures of Telemachus published by François Fénelon in 1699, and based on the story of Telemachus, son of Odysseus.[1][2][3]

Description and interpretation

The work depicts the arrival of Telemachus on Ogygia, Calypso's island. He is welcomed by her nymphs with fruit, wine and flowers. The goddess Athena had been his guide, disguised as the old man Mentor, and is shown being led away to the left by the nymphs.[3]

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На других языках

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- [en] Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso

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[fr] Télémaque et les nymphes de Calypso

Télémaque et les nymphes de Calypso est une peinture à l'huile réalisée en 1782 par Angelica Kauffmann. Elle fait partie de la collection du Metropolitan Museum of Art de New York[1].

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[it] Telemaco e le Ninfe di Calipso

Il dipinto Telemaco e le Ninfe di Calipso (in inglese: Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso) è un'opera della pittrice svizzera Angelika Kauffmann, ispirata a un episodio del romanzo di Fénelon Les avantures de Telemaque, pubblicato in due volumi nel 1699.[2]

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