The Sacrifice Of Polyxena is a painting by Giovanni Francesco Romanelli which was uploaded on February 8th, 2017.
The Sacrifice Of Polyxena
Polyxena was the youngest daughter of Priam, King of Troy. According to a Greek tragedy by Euripides (ca. 480-406 B.C.), she was sacrificed on an... more
Title
The Sacrifice Of Polyxena
Artist
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Polyxena was the youngest daughter of Priam, King of Troy. According to a Greek tragedy by Euripides (ca. 480-406 B.C.), she was sacrificed on an altar over the grave of Achilles, whose death she had caused. Romanelli was a prominent painter in Rome and one of the most successful pupils of Pietro da Cortona. This painting is part of a series of classically inspired canvases depicting Ulysses, Cleopatra, Venus, and Polyxena. They were created for Lorenzo Chigi, Marquess of Montoro. The other pictures from the group are now in the Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Virginia; the Cassa di Risparmio, Viterbo; and the Palazzo Patrizi, Rome.
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February 8th, 2017
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