Odyssseus and the Sirens

Title

Odyssseus and the Sirens

Draughtsman

• Victor Müller

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• coal?
• chalk
• paper

Technique

• pencil drawing
• charcoal drawing?
• chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• composition study
• design for a painting?

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet oben rechts (mit rotem Stift): 13 [?]
Verso Stempel der Städtischen Galerie, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2371c)

Watermark

• FRERES // DE // CANSON [Egoutteur-Wasserzeichen]

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städtische Galerie

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• mythological representation

Persons Shown

• Odysseus
• Sirens

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Homer

Illustrated Passage

• Homer: Odyssee, 12,156-200

Primary

• 94I181 Ulysses, tied to the mast of his ship, passes the Sirens