Ulysses on the Island of the Goddess Calypso, etching and engraving on laid paper by Willem Basse, 1634.
Odysseus (Ulysses) hews timber to construct a raft on the shore of Ogygia, the island on which the nymph Calypso has kept him captive, as famously told in Homer's ancient Greek epic The Odyssey (c. 8th century BCE).
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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APA Style
Basse, W. (2026, July 17). Odysseus Constructs a Raft to Depart the Island of Ogygia. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21953/odysseus-constructs-a-raft-to-depart-the-island-of/
Chicago Style
Basse, Willem. "Odysseus Constructs a Raft to Depart the Island of Ogygia." World History Encyclopedia, July 17, 2026. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21953/odysseus-constructs-a-raft-to-depart-the-island-of/.
MLA Style
Basse, Willem. "Odysseus Constructs a Raft to Depart the Island of Ogygia." World History Encyclopedia, 17 Jul 2026, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21953/odysseus-constructs-a-raft-to-depart-the-island-of/.
