Odysseus as a Guest of the Nymph Calypso
by BALEN, Hendrick van, Oil on wood, 80 x 116 cm
In this mythological scene the arrangement of beast and bird depicts the Four Elements, according to the tradition of Flemish cabinet painting. The painting is a result of collaboration of three painters: Hendrick van Balen painted the figures, all the animals were painted by Jan Brueghel the Elder, and Joos de Momper produced the wild and rugged mountain landscape.