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The Wrath of Achilles (Hermitage version) - Charles-Antoine Coypel

Date :
1737
Type of image :
Peinture sur toile
Dimensions (HxL cm) :
147x195 cm
Storage Location :
ГЭ-5637
Signed work

Description

Because of its subject, the St. Petersburg painting can be related to the Iliad hanging begun by Antoine Coypel and continued by his son from 1722 to 1730. 

History :

1. Signed and dated lower right : "Ch. Coypel 1737".

2. Entered the Hermitage in 1919. Former collection A.K. Rudanovsky.

3. A reduced version of the painting, probably a repetition, is preserved at the Musée des beaux-arts de Nancy.

Indexed items :
Torche
Les personnages font cercle autour de la scène
Génie, dieu ou ange volant
Figures allégoriques
Textual Sources :
Homère, Iliade

Technical Data

Notice #001138

Image HD

Past ID :
A0457
Image editing :
Scanner
Image Origin :
Collection particulière