Classical scene (Achilles and Hector?) / Anonymous
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.204
- Title
- Classical scene (Achilles and Hector?)
- Artist
- Anonymous
- Medium and Support
- pen and ink over graphite, heightened with black and white chalk over Stylus (?) on medium buff wove paper, squared for transfer
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1770-1800
- Credit Line
- Gift of Nesta and Walter Spink
- Dimensions
- 37.47 cm x 23.18 cm (14 3/4 in. x 9 1/8 in.)
- Physical Description
- This black and white drawing depicts an outdoor classical scene. In the center of the composition a nude male figure donning an ornate helmet and brandishing a sword drags a lifeless classically draped figure before an altar on the left on top of which rests armor, a helmet and drapery. Behind this altar is positioned another draped male figure. A fully draped figure points toward two mourning female figures in the right midground. The paper is squared for transfer.
- Subject Matter
- Nude and classically draped figures in an outdoor setting before an altar. Possibly representing Achilles and Hector.
- Secondary Keywords
- aegean
- aegean periods
- early western world
- edged weapons
- figures (representations)
- greek
- mediterranean
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- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3596 x 2209
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2012/2.204
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2012-sl-2.204/2012_2_204.jpg
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"Classical scene (Achilles and Hector?); Anonymous." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2012-sl-2.204/2012_2_204.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.