Penelope : digital exhibition

Abstract

Penelope, the legendary queen of Ithaca, has long been regarded by the public as a faithfully waiting matron and astute wife of Odysseus. This project is designed to present the viewer with different Penelopes as seen through the eyes of the nineteenth and twentieth-century artists. It strives to invite the viewer to participate in a dialogue that has been going since Homeric times, encouraging the visitor to be inquisitive about the actual nature of a well-known character.