Odysseus and the sirens, Les Travaux d'Ulysse (series title), The works of Odysseus (series title), In the foreground the singing sirens, who made sailors sail towards their doom. Odysseus has had himself tied to the mast and his men are holding course, having plugged up their ears and thus being deaf to the singing. In the background, Odysseus' ship passes the sea monster Scylla, who devours six of his men. The print is part of an album., print maker: Theodoor van Thulden (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Theodoor van Thulden, Paris, 1633, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, height 212 mm × width 250 mm
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