# Ulysses Returning to His Palace after Slaying the Lovers of Penelope

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MONSIAU, Nicolas-André](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/monsiau-nicolas-andr-r56ffcd58aa8c25>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 97 x 127 cm

## Commentary

In this painting the action is played out in a shallow frieze-like space defined by a colonnade parallel to the picture plane. The principal protagonist is placed off-centre, with the figures of the living and dead strewn on either side. Monsiau has placed his group in front of an austere, classical façade.

## Attribution

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