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Sacred Band of Thebes, Elagabalus, Achilles + Patroclus, and the Hasanlu Lovers
Latest in my #Odyssey #basrelief series - ‘Odysseus and the Underworld’
#Odysseus consults the dead prophet Teiresias to help him on his quest. There he is visited by #Agamemnon, and other players in the #Trojanwar, #Patroclus, #Achilles, Ajax and Antilochus.
18” x 24”
While the female was buried with lots of jewelry and a knife, the male was cremated and his remains were placed in linen cloth inside a 200 year old bronze amphora from Cyprus. This seems to mimic practices described in Homer mythology for the heroes Patroclus, Achilles, & Hector
Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) painted this, The Funeral of Patroclus, in 1778. It is his first neoclassical work & he would go on to be the master of the neoclassical movement. It was painted in Rome. Now recognised as seminal in his oeuvre, it was once a table top!
A little Achilles and Patroclus, because I'm still so in love with The Song of Achilles ❤️
@MillerMadeline #patrochilles #achilles #patroclus
Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) painted this, The Funeral of Patroclus, in 1778. It is his first neoclassical work & he would go on to be the master of the neoclassical movement. It was painted in Rome. Now recognised as seminal in his oeuvre, it was once a table top!