BIJLERT, Jan van
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The Concert in BIJLERT, Jan van1.jpg Painting ID:: 5187
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1635-40
Oil on canvas
Private collection |
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Ulysses and Circe new16/BIJLERT, Jan van-986392.jpg Painting ID:: 43828
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Oil on panel,
51 x 81 cm |
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Venus and Amor and an old Woman new19/BIJLERT, Jan van-739643.jpg Painting ID:: 51982
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1630s
Oil on canvas |
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Ulysses and Circe - Oil on panel new21/BIJLERT, Jan van-743882.jpg Painting ID:: 62371
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51 x 81 cm Private collection The present painting depicts an episode from the Odyssey (Bk 10). On their journey home after the Trojan War, Ulysses and his companions came upon the island of the sorceress, Circe. With a magic potion, she transformed the men into swine; however Ulysses, having been forewarned by Mercury and having taken an antidote, was able to resist her magic. The present painting depicts the moment when Circe lifts her wand to touch Ulysses and activate the spell |
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