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The Sacrifice of Polyxena
Polyxena, with whom Achilles fell in love, was the younger daughter of Priam and Hecuba, the king and queen of Troy. She was partly responsible for Achilles’ death, having promised him her hand if he raised the siege on the city, a false promise and a trap that would bring about his death. Following Polyxena’s wishes, Achilles came to make a sacrifice to Apollo, at which point Polyxena’s brother P…
Creator
- Pittoni, Giovanni Battista (workshop)
Publisher
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Subject
- Art
- Art
Type of item
- Painting
- Art of painting
Date
- 0
Creator
- Pittoni, Giovanni Battista (workshop)
Publisher
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Subject
- Art
- Art
Type of item
- Painting
- Art of painting
Date
- 0
Providing institution
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Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
Rights
- Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
- Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
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Current location
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Identifier
- MTB-AW-1977.18
- 1977.18
Extent
- 72 x 58 cm
Format
- canvas
- Canvas
Language
- eng
- en
Year
- 0
Providing country
- Spain
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-09-05T12:16:18.898Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-03-22T16:27:22.614Z