Achilles and Penthesilea

Catalog no.

0197

Year

1995

Subject

Mythology

Media

Oil and Acrylics /
Oil on cloth/hessian

Size (H x W)

24 x 22 inches

Availability

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Price

£580

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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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0197 Achilles and Penthesilea

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. 
Subject
Mythology
Media
Oil and Acrylics
Year
1995
Catalog no.
0197
Size (h x w)
24
x
22 inches
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