Homer and His Guide

An elderly, bearded man in a white draped garment stands beside a young woman in a dark blue dress, as the man grips a long staff and the woman holds a woven basket while they walk hand in hand. A large dog stands at their feet, and a coastal landscape with figures on a rocky shore unfolds under a bright blue sky in the background. The scene is rendered in Bouguereau’s polished Academic style, with smooth, finely blended brushwork, idealized flesh modeling, and a luminous palette of whites, blues, and warm earth tones that convey calm, classical dignity.