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Le Brun, Charles (1619-1690)
The Sacrifice of Polyxena. 1647. According to Ovid (43 BCE-17/18 CE), the compliant Polyxena is led to her death at the sacrificial altar to appease the ghost of the hero Achilles. Her mother tries to restrain her while the soldier Neoptolemus raises his sword. Oil on canvas, 67 5/16 × 51 9/16 in. (171 × 131 cm). Purchase, 2012 Benefit Fund, and Bequest of Grace Wilkes and Fletcher Fund, by exchange, 2013 (2013.183).
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art/New York, NY/USA
Unique Identifier
ART515495
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Image
Purpose
Public
Size
5605px × 7267px
Photo Credit
Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY
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Human
Painting, Medium
Polyxena, Daughter of Priamos
Sacrifice
Woman