Achilles and Penthesilea

Catalog no.

0197

Year

1995

Subject

Mythology

Media

Oil / Acrylic /
Oil on cloth/hessian

Size (H x W)

24 x 22 inches

Availability

Sold
Penthesilea was Queen of the Amazons. (Although not in Homer,) she came to Troy to help the Trojans after the death of Hector, but was slain by Achilles. Beautiful late use of squares to bring texture and shape to the figures. 

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