Priam at the Feet of Achilles

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Priam at the Feet of Achilles
French: Priam aux pieds d'Achille
Priam at the Feet of Achilles (1809)
ArtistJérôme-Martin Langlois
Completion date1809
Mediumoil-on-canvas
MovementNeoclassical style
SubjectFall of Troy
Dimensions113 cm (44 in) x 146 cm (57 in)
LocationBeaux-Arts de Paris, Paris

Priam at the Feet of Achilles (1809) or French Priam aux pieds d'Achille is an oil-on-canvas painting by Jérôme-Martin Langlois. The painting won first prize at the Grand Prix de Rome.

History[edit]

Jérôme-Martin Langlois completed the painting titled Priam aux pieds d'Achille in 1809.[1] It is housed at the Beaux-Arts de Paris.[2]

Description[edit]

Priam at the feet of Achilles is an oil-on-canvas painting by Jérôme-Martin Langlois completed in 1809. The dimensions of the painting are 113 cm (44 in) x 146 cm (57 in).[2] The subject is from the Iliad and shows Priam, who has entered the Greek camp to offer a ransom for his deceased son Hector's body. Achilles had been dragging the body of Hector behind his chariot as he circled the outer walls of Troy. The painting is a portrayal of the love of a father: in the painting Priam begs Achilles for the body of his son.[1]

Reception[edit]

The painting won first prize at the Grand Prix de Rome in 1809.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Schwartz, Emmanuel (2005). The legacy of Homer : four centuries of art from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris. New York: Dahesh Museum of Art. p. 6. ISBN 978-0300109184. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Priam at the feet of Achilles". Beauxartsparis. La Lettre des Beaux-Arts. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ^ Bermingham, Ann (2013). The Consumption of Culture 1600-1800. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis. p. 286. ISBN 9781134808403. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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