Eine verbrannte Statue des Odysseus

Abstract

An etching and drawings belonging to the 16^th and 17^th century as well as a bronze statuette with modern restorations by Antico testify to a statue once kept in the Uffizi and destroyed by fire in 1762. The torso and parts of the arms and legs constituted her ancient components. The clothing is enough to identify the torso as Odysseus. Regarding iconography the best comparisons are statues of Odysseus in Baia, Sperlonga and in the Vatican Museums showing the hero offering wine to Polyphemos or blinding his only eye. The remains of the arms indicate that the lost statue belonged to a group depicting the last-named adventure.