Hermes Ordering Calypso to Release Odysseus
c. 1670
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 91.4 × 113.7 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-110177
The Greek goddess Calypso held the hero Odysseus captive for seven years, preventing his return home from the Trojan War. Despite Calypso’s charms and the luxurious surroundings, Odysseus longed for his home and family, so the Olympian gods finally allowed his freedom. Here, the god Hermes swoops down to free Odysseus from Calypso’s embrace. De Lairesse, popularly known as the “Dutch Poussin,” introduced to the Netherlands a classicizing style influenced by artists of the French Academy.
Provenance
Marlatt Fund, 1992.2
Registry history
- c. 1670 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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