Trojan War Collection (page 3)

Penelope's dream. From "Stories From Homer" by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A.; illustrations from designs by John Flaxman. Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, London, 1878

Thetis bringing the armour to Achilles. From "Stories From Homer" by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A.; illustrations from designs by John Flaxman

Ulysses killing the suitors who vied for Penelope's hand in marriage. From "Stories From Homer" by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A.; illustrations from designs by John Flaxman

Ulysses preparing to fight with Irus. From "Stories From Homer" by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A.; illustrations from designs by John Flaxman

Ulysses weeps at the song of Demodocus
Ulysses weeping as he listens to the songs of the blind musician, Demodocus. From "Stories From Homer" by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A.; illustrations from designs by John Flaxman

The meeting of Ulysses and Penelope
The reunion between Ulysses and Penelope. From "Stories From Homer" by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A.; illustrations from designs by John Flaxman

Ulysses at the table of Circe
Ulysses at the table of the witch-goddess, Circe. From "Stories From Homer" by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A.; illustrations from designs by John Flaxman

Hector and Ajax separated by the Heralds. From "Stories From Homer" by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A.; illustrations from designs by John Flaxman

Tapestry, Hercules at the Gate of Prycus City, or Hercules Assaulting a City, possibly from Tournai (wool & silk)
3576122 Tapestry, Hercules at the Gate of Prycus City, or Hercules Assaulting a City, possibly from Tournai (wool & silk) by Belgian School, (16th century); 335.2x388.6 cm; Burrell Collection

Tapestry, The Anniversary of Hector's Death, from Tournai, c. 1470-80 (wool & silk)
3576121 Tapestry, The Anniversary of Hector's Death, from Tournai, c.1470-80 (wool & silk) by Belgian School, (15th century); 350.5x269.2 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow

Tapestry, Three Scenes from the Trojan War, or Ulysses and Diomedes as Ambassadors at the Court of King Priam
3576120 Tapestry, Three Scenes from the Trojan War, or Ulysses and Diomedes as Ambassadors at the Court of King Priam, Claiming the Return of Helen, made in Tournai, 1470-80 (silk) by Belgian School

Captive Andromache, c. 1888 (oil on canvas) (see 226710 & 250633)
MAN62955 Captive Andromache, c.1888 (oil on canvas) (see 226710 & 250633) by Leighton, Frederic (1830-96); 197x407 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: widow of Hector)

The Death of Dido, 1650-66 (oil on canvas)
7210228 The Death of Dido, 1650-66 (oil on canvas) by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591-1666) (after); 107x145 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Dead Hector, 1892 (oil on canvas)
MAN136292 Dead Hector, 1892 (oil on canvas) by Riviere, Briton (1840-1920); 76.8x122.7 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: also known as Hector Lying Dead;); © Manchester Art Gallery

Design for an engraved gem in an ornamental setting, 1722 (pen and brown ink and grey wash on laid paper)
7394055 Design for an engraved gem in an ornamental setting, 1722 (pen and brown ink and grey wash on laid paper) by Odam, Girolamo (1681-1718); 51.7x36.9 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Trojan War: Achilles Tent, c. 1470 (tapestry)
CUL4897252 The Trojan War: Achilles Tent, c.1470 (tapestry) by Master of Coetivy, (Henri de Vulcop) (fl.1450-75); 467x690 cm; (add.info.: The Trojan War: Achilles Tent. ca. 1470. Central detail)

The Greeks Climb out of the Wooden Horse, illustration from Newnes Pictorial Book of Knowledge (litho)
IL281022 The Greeks Climb out of the Wooden Horse, illustration from Newnes Pictorial Book of Knowledge (litho) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952) (after); Private Collection

The Trojan War: Achilles Tent, c. 1470 (tapestry)
CUL4897599 The Trojan War: Achilles Tent, c.1470 (tapestry) by Master of Coetivy, (Henri de Vulcop) (fl.1450-75); 467x690 cm; (add.info.: The Trojan War: Achilles Tent. ca. 1470. Detail of Hector)

The Trojan War: Achilles Tent, c. 1470 (tapestry)
CUL4897201 The Trojan War: Achilles Tent, c.1470 (tapestry) by Master of Coetivy, (Henri de Vulcop) (fl.1450-75); (add.info.: The Trojan War: Achilles Tent. ca. 1470. Left detail)

The Trojan War: The Destruction of Troy, c. 1470 (tapestry)
CUL4896934 The Trojan War: The Destruction of Troy, c.1470 (tapestry) by Master of Coetivy, (Henri de Vulcop) (fl.1450-75); 477x942 cm; (add.info.: The Trojan War: The Destruction of Troy. ca. 1470)

The Procession of the Trojan Horse in Troy, c. 1760 (oil on canvas)
7346048 The Procession of the Trojan Horse in Troy, c.1760 (oil on canvas) by Tiepolo, Giandomenico (Giovanni Domenico) (1727-1804); 39x67 cm; National Gallery, London

The Building of the Trojan Horse, c. 1760 (oil on canvas)
7346047 The Building of the Trojan Horse, c.1760 (oil on canvas) by Tiepolo, Giandomenico (Giovanni Domenico) (1727-1804); 38.8x66.7 cm; National Gallery, London

The Trojan horse, 1926 (Illustration)
7304407 The Trojan horse, 1926 (Illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greek mythology)

Paris the Trojan Hero, (sculpture)
7308600 Paris the Trojan Hero, (sculpture) by Greek, (4th century BC) (after); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Paris, a Trojan Hero)

The Judgment of Paris, second half 17th century (oil on canvas)
7292593 The Judgment of Paris, second half 17th century (oil on canvas) by Giordano, Luca (1634-1705); Museo Civico Palazzo Chiericati, Vicenza, Italy; (add.info.: by Luca Giordano); Ghigo Roli

The Sacrifice of Polyxena, c. 1733-34 (oil on canvas)
7298063 The Sacrifice of Polyxena, c.1733-34 (oil on canvas) by Pittoni, Giovanni Battista (1687-1767); 126.7 -- 95.6 cm; J

The Sacrifice of Iphigenia (oil on canvas)
3433123 The Sacrifice of Iphigenia (oil on canvas) by Tornioli, Niccolo (1598-1651/2); 247x172 cm; Galleria Spada, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Tornioli Nicolo 1622-51)

Andromache and Ulysses (engraving)
XEE4162511 Andromache and Ulysses (engraving) by Rochegrosse, Georges (1859-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ajax impaled with a flash of fire on a sharp rock, The Trojan Horse, Chamber of Troy (Sala di Troia), 1538-1539
2384718 Ajax impaled with a flash of fire on a sharp rock, The Trojan Horse, Chamber of Troy (Sala di Troia), 1538-1539 by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (and workshop); Palazzo Ducale & Museo, Mantua

The destruction and burning of Troy (chromolitho)
2782775 The destruction and burning of Troy (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The destruction and burning of Troy)

Chalcidian black-figure neck amphora with Odysseus killing a Thracian, c. 540 BC (terracotta)
1765685 Chalcidian black-figure neck amphora with Odysseus killing a Thracian, c.540 BC (terracotta) by Greek, (6th century BC); 39.6 cm; J

Fight over the body of Patroclus, frieze from the Siphnian Treasury, c. 525 BC (marble)
JB331149 Fight over the body of Patroclus, frieze from the Siphnian Treasury, c.525 BC (marble) by Greek, (6th century BC); Archaeological Museum, Delphi

Achilles sacrificing his hair for Patroclus, 1800-5 (pen and ink wash on paper)
903194 Achilles sacrificing his hair for Patroclus, 1800-5 (pen and ink wash on paper) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825); Kunsthaus, Zurich

Fol. 115r A battle near the Greek camp, from the Codex Benito Santa Mora (vellum)
XIR243783 Fol.115r A battle near the Greek camp, from the Codex Benito Santa Mora (vellum) by Spanish School, (15th century); Biblioteca Monasterio del Escorial, Madrid

Fol. 110r Battle between Greeks and Trojans, from the Codex Benito Santa Mora (vellum)
XIR243781 Fol.110r Battle between Greeks and Trojans, from the Codex Benito Santa Mora (vellum) by Spanish School, (15th century); Biblioteca Monasterio del Escorial, Madrid

The corpse of Achilles (colour litho)
957832 The corpse of Achilles (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The corpse of Achilles. Illustration of Greek vase painting.); © Look and Learn

Greeks and Trojans Fight over the Body of Patroclus, plate 34 from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Jules Ferrario
STC222094 Greeks and Trojans Fight over the Body of Patroclus, plate 34 from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Jules Ferrario

Attic red-figure calyx krater depicting Hypnos and Thanatos carrying the body of Sarpedon (ceramic) (b / w photo)
XIR224692 Attic red-figure calyx krater depicting Hypnos and Thanatos carrying the body of Sarpedon (ceramic) (b/w photo) by Eucharides Painter (c.500-475 BC); Louvre, Paris, France

Attic red-figure calyx krater depicting Hypnos and Thanatos carrying the body of Sarpedon (ceramic) (detail of 224692)
XIR224693 Attic red-figure calyx krater depicting Hypnos and Thanatos carrying the body of Sarpedon (ceramic) (detail of 224692) (b/w photo) by Eucharides Painter (c.500-475 BC); Louvre, Paris, France

Fighting outside Troy, frieze from the Siphnian Treasury, c. 525 BC (marble)
JB331148 Fighting outside Troy, frieze from the Siphnian Treasury, c.525 BC (marble) by Greek, (6th century BC); Archaeological Museum, Delphi

Paris and Helen
LLM454253 Paris and Helen by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paris and Helen. Illustration for La Civilizacion by Don Pelegrin Casabo Y Pages (Mir, Tarradas, Comas)

Fol. 30r The Landing of the Greeks, the Siege of Tenedos Castle and the Death of the Defenders
XIR216459 Fol.30r The Landing of the Greeks, the Siege of Tenedos Castle and the Death of the Defenders, from the Codex Benito Santa Mora (vellum) by Spanish School

Andromache mourning Hector, 1783
PWI82870 Andromache mourning Hector, 1783 by David, Jacques Louis (1748-1825); 58x43 cm; Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia; © Peter Willi

The Ambush of the Trojan Prince Troilus by Achilles, from the Tomb of the Bulls (Tomba del Tori) c. 540 BC (fresco)
XZL151507 The Ambush of the Trojan Prince Troilus by Achilles, from the Tomb of the Bulls (Tomba del Tori) c.540 BC (fresco) by Etruscan, (6th century BC); Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy

Achilles dragging the body of Hector round on his chariot, detail from the ceiling of the Sala di Troia, c
AII83498 Achilles dragging the body of Hector round on his chariot, detail from the ceiling of the Sala di Troia, c.1538 (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (and workshop); Palazzo Ducale & Museo

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"The Trojan War: A Tale of Heroes, Love, and Tragedy" Step into the world of ancient Greece as we delve into the captivating story of the Trojan War. With hints from renowned artworks such as "Circe Invidiosa" by John William Waterhouse and "Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus" by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, we are transported to a time filled with epic battles and mythical beings. The war that lasted for ten long years was sparked by Helen of Troy's abduction, depicted in Jacques-Louis David's masterpiece "Helen of Troy, wife of Menelaus, taken from Greece. " The conflict between Greeks and Trojans became legendary as heroes like Achilles fought valiantly on both sides. Achilles' wrath is immortalized in various works such as "Death of Hector by Achilles during the Trojan War, " where his vengeance reaches its peak. However, even this mighty warrior couldn't escape tragedy. We witness his anguish in "Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus, " a poignant portrayal capturing his grief over losing his closest companion. But amidst all the chaos and bloodshed, love still found its way into this tale. The tender farewell between Telemachus and Eucharis depicted in David's painting reminds us that even amid war there can be moments of tenderness and affection. Gods also played their part in shaping this grand narrative. Minerva stands tall in her marble form, symbolizing divine intervention throughout the war. Meanwhile, Alexander the Great pays homage to one fallen hero before embarking on his own conquests at Achilles' tomb - an act captured beautifully by Hubert Robert. As we explore these artistic masterpieces hinting at different aspects of the Trojan War saga - battles raging on land or sea - we are reminded that history has left us with tales that continue to captivate our imagination centuries later.