Where Is Circe and Her Lovers in a Landscape?

Q: Where is this painting?

It's at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C This work dates to 1525.

Q: Who was Circe?

Circe was a sorceress from Homer's Odyssey who transformed Odysseus's men into animals with her magic This work dates to 1525.

Q: Who was Dosso Dossi?

Dosso Dossi was a Ferrarese Renaissance painter who blended Venetian color with fantastical literary subjects. His paintings of Circe and other mythological enchantresses glow with mysterious, poetic atmosphere.

In 1525, Italian artist Dosso Dossi painted this scene of the enchantress Circe surrounded by men she has transformed into animals. The lush landscape and mysterious atmosphere reflect the influence of Giorgione and the poetic tradition of Ferrara.

Dossi was court painter at Ferrara, known for mythological subjects with dreamlike settings. His work combines Venetian color with fantastical imagination. It hangs at the National Gallery of Art in Washington.

It's at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C This work dates to 1525.

Circe was a sorceress from Homer's Odyssey who transformed Odysseus's men into animals with her magic This work dates to 1525.

Dosso Dossi was a Ferrarese Renaissance painter who blended Venetian color with fantastical literary subjects. His paintings of Circe and other mythological enchantresses glow with mysterious, poetic atmosphere.

Circe and Her Lovers in a Landscape

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