Ulysses Escapes the Cyclops's Cave and Embarks with a Companion

A circular pen-and-ink drawing with brown wash shows a group of men in a boat on dark water, one figure leaning forward and another rowing, while a large cliffside figure and scattered men raise their arms against a rocky shore. Handwritten Italian verses in brown ink run along the lower edge of the sheet, mentioning Polyphemus and his flock.

Artist

Felice Giani

Date

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on cream laid paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2580 × 3200 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum