Why it matters
Telemachus, son of Odysseus, says farewell to Eucharis. David painted it in exile in Brussels as a pendant to his Love and Psyche.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1818.
- The story comes from Fénelon's 1699 novel Les Aventures de Télémaque.
- It was bought by Count von Schönborn-Wiesentheid.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Farewell of Telemachus and Eucharis (CC BY-SA 4.0).
