Leuckart Certificate (Penelope stares at her Shroud), by Max Klinger, Germany, c. 1900.
A print of Penelope, Odysseus's unflinching wife in Homer's Odyssey, as she stares at the shroud she has been weaving for years. The shroud acts as a symbol of her devotion to her husband, whom she thinks is dead, and her unwillingness to marry any of the suitors that come before her.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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Klinger, M. (2026, July 02). Penelope Stares at Her Shroud. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21904/penelope-stares-at-her-shroud/
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Klinger, Max. "Penelope Stares at Her Shroud." World History Encyclopedia, July 02, 2026. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21904/penelope-stares-at-her-shroud/.
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