Andromache Mourning Hector
Andromache Mourning Hector is a 1783 oil painting by Jacques-Louis David. The painting depicts an image from Homer's Iliad, showing Andromache, comforted by her son, Astyanax, mourning over her husband Hector, who has been killed by Achilles.[1] This painting, presented on 23 August 1783, brought David election to the Académie Royale in 1784.[2]
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French: La Douleur et les Regrets d'Andromaque sur le corps d'Hector son mari | |
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Artist | Jacques-Louis David |
Year | 1783 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 275 cm × 203 cm (108 in × 80 in) |
Location | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
References
- "Jacques-Louis David:Andromache Mourning HectorJacques-Louis David: Andromache Mourning Hector". Boston College. Archived from the original on 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
- "Jacques-Louis David Biography". bio. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
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