Penelope's Dream

Penelope’s Dream​

Artist
Parker after John Flaxman (British, 1755-1826)
Date
1805
Book
From The Odyssey of Homer, Engraved from the
Compositions of John Flaxman
, London, 1805
Medium or Technique
Engraving
Collection
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University
Accession Number
Oversize NC1115.F63 f
Credit Line
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries

Description

John Flaxman’s illustration titled Penelope’s Dream depicts a scene from Homer’s The Odyssey. Flaxman is known for his emphasis on line and contour. In this illustration, he emphasized key Romantic elements to draw Homer’s epic into a modern, nineteenth-century context.

Essay

“Dreams and Nightmares: Examining John Flaxman’s Penelope’s Dreamby Gabriella Lawson

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