Francesco Solimena 1657-1747
Priam in the Tent of Achilles
Details
Artist
Francesco Solimena 1657-1747
Title
Priam in the Tent of Achilles
Date
About 1695
Medium
Oil on Canvas
Dimensions
H: 48.9 x W: 100.3 cm
Reference
CVCSC:0270.1.S
Collection
Status
On Display
These two small paintings are oil sketches (known as bozzetti) that set out the composition for larger canvases. Priam in the Tent of Achilles depicts a scene from The Iliad by the Greek poet Homer, in which Priam, the King of Troy, implores the Greek warrior Achilles to return the body of his son Hector. The finished painting has been lost.
Francesco Solimena Priam in the Tent of Achilles About 1695 © Compton Verney