Ulysses Winning the Archery Contest in the Presence of Penelope

Francesco Primaticcio (1504-1570), an Italian Mannerist painter and architect, achieved renown for his contributions to the Fontainebleau Palace decorations. This preparatory sketch captures a pivotal moment in Homer's Odyssey, portraying Ulysses skillfully engaging in archery alongside Penelope amidst a lively gathering of figures. Primaticcio’s meticulous attention to detail and compositional ba