ECL-Bm.2:41/2-2012
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bm.2:41/2-2012
Object type
Identification
Title
Sarcophagus: ransom of Hector's body
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Content (description)
In centre, Hector's body is carried to left by two men. Five soldiers stand in the background. On right in front of the walls and gates of Troy, Andromache, supported by women, spreads her arms in mourning. Four other women and a boy are in mourning too. On left Priam, in Phrygian clothing, kneels before Achilles (of whom only one hand and one knee survive far l.) while behind him come three Trojans carrying various vases. In the background stand three more Trojans and three Greeks far left by Achilles.
Content (object)
drawing
Dimensions
height (actual size): 508mm
width (actual size): 781mm
width (actual size): 781mm
Inscription
La sala di Villa Borghese. Sopra la porta che segue.
Materials & techniques note
red chalk on paper
Production
Person
Ciferri, Bernardino (Artist)
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• Montelatici (192-3)
• Louvre (Ma 353)
• ASR (II ; no.57)
• Louvre (Ma 353)
• ASR (II ; no.57)