An artificially enlarged image can be found at Mr. Melcher’s blog entry (yesterday).Circe and her swineorCirce and Ulysses companions (links show Wikipedia pages), instead of being an 1871 oil on canvas painting, is a colorized restrike etching of an 1896 illustration, among the 13 in the Book Illustrations – Homer – Odyssey.Many works by this artist included animals. Perhaps that’s why he was chosen, more to get the swine right than her. The artist’s Wikipedia page and collection.Sixth, of the 6 works, by this artist, that have, so far, appeared in Mr. Melcher’s blog, to also appear here (6 total).
BE THIS GUY over 8 years ago
Bopeep’s little sister, who always got the less glamorous work.
brozzerb over 8 years ago
bwahahahah!
Knightman Premium Member over 8 years ago
Male Chauvinist Pig Pit guard!
Olddog1 over 8 years ago
No big deal. Any girl who can’t turn a bunch of sailors into pigs isn’t worth the name.
Rwill over 8 years ago
Little Bo-Clyne has lost her swine, and doesn’t know where to find them; leave them alone, And they’ll come home, wee wee wee all the way
MeGoNow Premium Member over 8 years ago
I’ve had worse dates, she thought.
prrdh over 8 years ago
Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam…
Zoja over 8 years ago
Makin’ Bacon!
blackdawne over 8 years ago
Pearl’s before swine
barbfrost over 8 years ago
Can I keep them? They followed me home.
Linguist over 8 years ago
Circe, practicing her speech for the National Convention.
mabrndt Premium Member over 8 years ago
An artificially enlarged image can be found at Mr. Melcher’s blog entry (yesterday).Circe and her swine or Circe and Ulysses companions (links show Wikipedia pages), instead of being an 1871 oil on canvas painting, is a colorized restrike etching of an 1896 illustration, among the 13 in the Book Illustrations – Homer – Odyssey.Many works by this artist included animals. Perhaps that’s why he was chosen, more to get the swine right than her. The artist’s Wikipedia page and collection.Sixth, of the 6 works, by this artist, that have, so far, appeared in Mr. Melcher’s blog, to also appear here (6 total).
Coyoty Premium Member over 8 years ago
It’s people! Soylent Greek is made from people!!!
Call me Ishmael over 8 years ago
Cinderella demoted.
Call me Ishmael over 8 years ago
Something is definitely not Kosher about this painting !
mabrndt Premium Member over 8 years ago
Another work by this artist can be found here.