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Odysseus at the Court of Alcinous

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Odysseus at the Court of Alcinous
MediumOil on canvas painting
LocationNational Museum of Capodimonte
Odysseus at the Court of Alcinous (1814–1816) by Francesco Hayez

Odysseus at the Court of Alcinous is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Italian artist Francesco Hayez,[1] painted between 1814 and 1816 and now in the National Museum of Capodimonte in Naples. It was commissioned for Gioacchino Murat by Naples' interior minister Giuseppe Zurlo, using dimensions, price and subject specified by Hayez's patron and protector Leopoldo Cicognara, president of the Accademia di Venezia.[2]

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  1. ^ "Ulysses at the Court of Alcinous, Francesco Hayez". Google Arts & Culture. Archived from the original on 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2023-12-15. A preparatory study for the monumental canvas representing Ulysses at the Court of Alcinous destined for the Royal Palace of Capodimonte in Naples.
  2. ^ Fernando Mazzocca, Francesco Hayez, Silvana, 2015 (Italian)
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