Considering the pig, a single-minded bestiary.
An alphabetical list of artists who have considered the pig.
British, (1840-1920) Circe and the Companions of Ulysses (1871), oil on canvas 26.97 x 51.18 in. (68.5 x 130 cm.) Editor’s Note: Be sure to read Circe rediscovered after a century for the curious details of how this painting disappeared from public view for over a century. An illustration of this painting appears in Character … Read more
German, (1630-1703) Ulysses at the Palace of Circe (1667), oil on canvas 34.9 x 47.9 in. (88.7 x 121.7 cm.) J. Paul Getty Museum Editor’s Note: The tiny figures of Ulysses, Circe, and her entourage are secondary to the magnificently decorated palace, the lush landscape, and the assortment of lively animals. This painting is a … Read more
France, (c.1508-c. 1561) Circe turns Ulysses’ crew into swine (1557), woodcut engraving illustration from:Ovid. Metamorphoses. Lyon: (1557). Editor’s Note: This image was copied by Virgil Solis for Feyerabent’s 1563 edition of the Metamorphoses produced in Frankfurt. The Parable of the Prodigal Son (c. 1557), wood engraving illustration from:Biblia Sacra. Lyons: Jean de Tournes, (1557). Editor’s … Read more
German, (1514-1562) Chez Circé [The Home of Circe] (1563), wood envgraving illustration from: Ovid. Metamorphoses. Frankfurt edition, (1563).andNicholausReusner. Emblemata. Frankfurt edition, (1581). Editor’s Note: This image was copied by Solis from Bernard Salomon’s 1557 engraving for the 1557 edition of Metamorphoses produced in Lyon. About the Artist Virgil Solis (1514-1562) was a German wood engraver … Read more
Thomas George Soper, England (1870-1942), works include: Circe’s Palace and Watching the piglets. Soper was a print maker and etcher who specialized in rustic scenes of people and animals, especially horses.
Flemish, (1546–1611) Odysseus and Circe (1580/1585), oil on canvas 28.4 x 42.5 in. (72 x 108 cm.) Kunsthistorisches Museum Editor’s Note: Here is a close up of the pig/boar: About the Artist Bartholomäus Spranger (1546–1611) was a Flemish Mannerist painter, draughtsman, and etcher. After early artistic training in Antwerp, he traveled to Paris and then … Read more
Flanders, (1523-1605) Odysseus, Mercury and Circe (1570) pen and ink with wash and white heighteningover black chalk under-drawing on yellow washed paper 11.8 x 8.7 in. (29.9 x 22 cm.) The Royal Collection, London Editor’s Note: This is a study for a painting in Francesco de’ Medici’s cabinet room or studiolo in the Palazzo Vecchio. … Read more
United States, (fl. late 20th/early 21st cent.) Circe and Her Lovers in a Landscape (2007), oil and gold leaf on canvas 46 x 58 in. (116.8 x 147.3 cm.) Editor’s Note: This image is part of Summerall’s human-animal harmony themed “The Goddess Returns” series which premiered in 2008. Circe (ca. 2008), oil on canvas 46 … Read more
Italy, (1555-1630) Ulyssis socij a Circe in porcos [Circe Changing Ulysses’ Men to Swine] (17th cent.), etching 4.1 x 4.6 in. (10.3 x 11.8 cm.) illustration from:Ovid’s Metamorphoses, plate.135 Private collection Calidonius ab Atalanta aper primo vulneratus a Meleagro interimitur [Atalanta and Meleager Killing the Wild Boar] (17th cent.), etching 3.8 x 4.5 in. (9.7 … Read more
German, (1751-1829) Scenes from story of Odysseus and Circe (c. 1790-1800), etching printed in blue ink 7.0 x 6.2 in. (17.7 x 15.7 cm.) British Museum About the Artist Wilhelm Tischbein (1751-1829) was a German print maker; painter and draughtsman. Known as Wilhelm Tischbein or ‘Goethe’ Tischbein, his full name was Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein. … Read more