In the classical myth Penelope waited 20 years for her husband, Ulysses (the Latin name for the Greek hero Odysseus), to return from the Trojan War. During his absence (when he was presumed dead), she fended off suitors by promising to choose one when she finished weaving a garment. But each night she undid the day’s work on her loom. Italian artist Pinturicchio painted the fresco called The Return of Ulysses (1509) for a palace in Siena, Italy. It was later transferred to canvas and is now in the National Gallery in London. The canvas measures 125.5 x 152 cm.
National Gallery Collection; By kind permission of the Trustees of the National Gallery, London/Corbis
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