Penelope Unraveling Her Web
Item Relations
| Item: Hayley-XXI-12 | Mentioned | This Item |
| Item: Hayley-XXI-66 | Mentioned | This Item |
Added by Lisa Gee
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
106 × 131.4 cm
Date (notes)
1783-1784
Creator
Wright of Derby, Joseph
Description
"Wright presented Penelope late at night, rewinding her thread into a ball. In the foreground, the backlit statue of Odysseus invokes his presence. Moonlight bathes the sleeping figure of their son Telemachus while Penelope looks on. The strong effect of light and dark contributes to the hushed atmosphere and increases the drama of Penelope's plight."
See http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/809/joseph-wright-of-derby-penelope-unraveling-her-web-english-1783-1784/
See http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/809/joseph-wright-of-derby-penelope-unraveling-her-web-english-1783-1784/
Citation
“Penelope Unraveling Her Web,” A Museum of Relationships: The correspondence of William Hayley (1745-1820), accessed April 27, 2025, https://hayleypapers.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/items/show/329.