Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses, sometimes rendered as Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus, is an oil painting in the Pre-Raphaelite style by the English painter John William Waterhouse, completed in 1891. It depicts the sorceress Circe from Homer's Odyssey seated on a throne, extending a cup toward the viewer as she prepares to transform Odysseus's men. The painting is held in Gallery Oldham in Oldham, England. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Year Created LocationGallery Oldham, Oldham, England 1 Medium
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created in 1891
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Oil on canvas
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It is now in Gallery Oldham, Oldham, England.
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Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses, sometimes rendered as Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus, is an oil painting in the Pre-Raphaelite style by the English painter John William Waterhouse, completed in 1891.
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Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus is an oil painting in the Pre-Raphaelite style by John William Waterhouse that was created in 1891. It is now in Gallery Oldham, Oldham, England.
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