Caught_between_a_rock_and_a_hard_place.jpg
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Summary
Author |
creator QS:P170,Q333369
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Object type |
painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
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Description |
English:
painting of Odysseus's boat passing between the six-headed monster Scylla and the whirlpool Charybdis. Scylla has plucked Five of Odysseus's men from the boat. The painting is an Italian fresco.
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Date |
circa 1575
date QS:P571,+1575-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Medium |
fresco
medium QS:P186,Q25631150
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Source/Photographer |
http://www.mitchellteachers.org/WorldHistory/AncientGreece/DiscoveringReferencestoGreekMythology.htm
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