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
For sale, Priced
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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