The Dream of Telemachus, from The Adventures of Telemachus, Book 4 1808

"The Dream of Telemachus" is an 1808 drawing by Italian artist Bartolomeo Pinelli. Depicting a scene from Homer's Odyssey, the artwork features a reclining Telemachus on a ship as Athena appears before him in a dream. The work utilizes brown and sepia tones to highlight the ethereal nature of the scene, emphasizing the dreamlike quality of the encounter. This drawing, now housed in the Art Institute of Chicago, offers a glimpse into the rich history of Roman and Greek mythology as interpreted through the lens of 19th-century European art.