Ulisse rende Criseide a Crise Sacerdote d' Apollo, libro pmo. d'Homero
Dominique Barrière
in of na 1664 - 1678
Medium
etching
Dimensions
260; 200
About this artwork
height 200 mm x width 260 mm
Art Historical Context
In the etching *Ulisse rende Crise a Crise Sacerdote d'Apollo, libro primo d'Homero* (Ulysses Returns Chryis to Chryses, Priest of Apollo, the First Book of Homer French artist Dominique Barrière captures a pivotal moment from Homer's *Iliad*. Created between 1664 and 1678, this work depicts Ulysses dutifully returning the captive Chryseis to her father, the priest Chryses, to appease Apollo's wrath and end a plague afflicting the Greek army. Barrière, a 17th-century painter and printmaker trained in Rome, drew inspiration from classical antiquity, blending mythological narrative with the dram...