John FLAXMAN
Penelope discovered undoing the web

Medium
pen and brown ink

Measurements
17.5 × 24.5 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1959

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Accession Number
355-5

Department
International Prints and Drawings

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest

Subjects (general)
Human Figures Literary and Text Religion and Mythology

Subjects (specific)
legendary characters looms (textile tools) Odyssey (epic poem, Homer, 8th century BCE) thread women (female humans)