Although Pintoricchio's anachronistic "Return of Odysseus" appears to be a textbook case of "Paint it first, then think of the title", the work was created to render homage to Odysseus' faithful and patient spouse, Penelope. For over 20 years, while her errant husband idled around the Aegean, Penelope waited steadfastly by her loom and fended off suitors. Pintoricchio's later version of the same scene was entitled "Where do you think you've been?"