Claude Lorrain - Ulysses Returns Chryseis to her Father - 1648

Source: Web Gallery of Art

This painting by Claude Lorrain, Ulysses Returns Chryseis to her Father was created at the height of his career in 1645. It is a masterpiece of academic and classical style and depicts relatives of the hero Ulysses returning from Asia to their town on Ithaca, where Ulysses had lived when he was younger. Claude Lorrain's Ulysses Returns Chryseis to her Father is a painting that depicts the moment when his young daughter is reunited with her father, who returns after being away for many years battling in the Trojan War. It's one of the best examples of courtly love, where two lovers are reunited after being separated due to war.