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Long horizontal painted panel showing episodes from the Adventures of Ulysses: nude figures and ships on blue water, and a gold-trimmed palace interior at right.

The Adventures of Ulysses

A long horizontal tempera panel divided into successive episodes set along a blue sea and in a palace interior. Nude figures and clothed men in gold-trimmed robes sail, swim, and gather on ships and shores, while a gilded architectural room appears at right.

Artist
Apollonio di Giovanni
Date
1435–45
Medium
Tempera on panel
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 637 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1445).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection

Español: Las aventuras de Ulises, panel al temple

Un largo panel horizontal al temple dividido en episodios sucesivos, ubicados sobre un mar azul y en el interior de un palacio. Figuras desnudas y hombres vestidos con túnicas ribeteadas de oro navegan, nadan y se reúnen en barcos y orillas, mientras a la derecha aparece una sala arquitectónica dorada.

Português: As aventuras de Ulisses, painel em têmpera

Um longo painel horizontal em têmpera dividido em episódios sucessivos, situados sobre um mar azul e no interior de um palácio. Figuras nuas e homens vestidos com mantos debruados a ouro navegam, nadam e se reúnem em navios e margens, enquanto à direita surge um salão arquitetônico dourado.