the farewell of telemachus and eucharis by jacques-louis david Fixing the viewer with a dreamy gaze, the fair-haired Telemachus grasps Eucharis's thigh with his right hand while holding his sword upright with the other. In the 1699 French novel Les Aventures de T??aque, loosely based on characters from the Odyssey, the author F?elon describes how Telemachus, the son of Odysseus, fell passionately in love with the beautiful nymph Eucharis. His duty as a son, however, required that he end their romance and depart in search of his missing father. The ill-fated lovers say farewell in a grotto on Calypso's island. Facing towards us, Telemachus's blue tunic falls open to reveal his naked torso. Eucharis, seen in profile, encircles Telemachus's neck and gently rests her head upon his shoulder in resignation. In this way, Jacques-Louis David contrasts masculine rectitude with female emotion.
farewell
the farewell of telemachus and eucharis by jacques-louis david
Fixing the viewer with a dreamy gaze, the fair-haired
Telemachus grasps Eucharis's thigh with his right hand while
holding his sword upright with the other. In the 1699 French
novel Les Aventures de T??aque, loosely based on characters
from the Odyssey, the author F?elon describes how
Telemachus, the son of Odysseus, fell passionately in love with the beautiful nymph Eucharis. His duty as a son, however,
required that he end their romance and depart in search of his missing father.
The ill-fated lovers say farewell in a grotto on Calypso's island. Facing towards us, Telemachus's blue tunic falls open to
reveal his naked torso. Eucharis, seen in profile, encircles
Telemachus's neck and gently rests her head upon his
shoulder in resignation. In this way, Jacques-Louis David
contrasts masculine rectitude with female emotion.