# The Blinding of Polyphemus \(scene 1\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [TIBALDI, Pellegrino](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/tibaldi-pellegrino-r05fe54e67e9b61>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Fresco

## Commentary

In the Sala di Ulisse the story of Odysseus begins in the centre image of the ceiling, which first captures the attention of those entering the room by an especially sculptural framing and through the size, force, and drama of the depiction. In the figure of the giant Polyphemus, whom Odysseus is ramming on the eye with a stake, Tibaldi combines the models of &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/m/michelan/3sistina/1genesis/6adam/06\_3ce6b.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/m/michelan/3sistina/1genesis/6adam/06\_3ce6b.html&#34;&gt;Michelangelo&#39;s Adam&lt;/a&gt; from the Sistine ceiling and the ancient marble &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/b/bandinel/laocoon.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/b/bandinel/laocoon.html&#34;&gt;figure of Laocoön.&lt;/a&gt;

## Related artworks

- [Adoration of the Christ Child](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/tibaldi-pellegrino-r05fe54e67e9b61/adoration-of-the-christ-child-r557613597a221d>)
- [Aelos Gives Odysseus the Bag of Winds \(scene 3\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/tibaldi-pellegrino-r05fe54e67e9b61/aelos-gives-odysseus-the-bag-of-winds-scene-3-r72e6cc80243e54>)
- [Annunciation of the Birth of John the Baptist](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/tibaldi-pellegrino-r05fe54e67e9b61/annunciation-of-the-birth-of-john-the-baptist-rf4d93d16acb87b>)
- [Ignudo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/tibaldi-pellegrino-r05fe54e67e9b61/ignudo-r5727f06ac60a55>)
- [Ignudo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/tibaldi-pellegrino-r05fe54e67e9b61/ignudo-ra6b9e0ec1a6726>)
- [Martyrdom of St Lawrence](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/tibaldi-pellegrino-r05fe54e67e9b61/martyrdom-of-st-lawrence-ree0df599fe8de0>)
- [Neptune and the Ship of Odysseus \(scene 4\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/tibaldi-pellegrino-r05fe54e67e9b61/neptune-and-the-ship-of-odysseus-scene-4-r1ed523e6dfae35>)
- [Odysseus and Circe \(scene 5\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/tibaldi-pellegrino-r05fe54e67e9b61/odysseus-and-circe-scene-5-re0a068f8ef2493>)
- [Odysseus and Ino Leucothea \(scene 8\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/tibaldi-pellegrino-r05fe54e67e9b61/odysseus-and-ino-leucothea-scene-8-rb07ef0fda3d639>)
- [Odysseus at the Court of the Phaeacians \(scene 9\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/tibaldi-pellegrino-r05fe54e67e9b61/odysseus-at-the-court-of-the-phaeacians-scene-9-r2ce050be2f4442>)
- [Polyphemus and the Flight of the Greeks \(scene 2\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/tibaldi-pellegrino-r05fe54e67e9b61/polyphemus-and-the-flight-of-the-greeks-scene-2-r0242c9921288ee>)
- [Shipwreck \(scene 7\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/tibaldi-pellegrino-r05fe54e67e9b61/shipwreck-scene-7-r1555314d50fcb3>)

## Attribution

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