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Title
Andromache
Mourning
Hector
.
Creator
David, Jacques-Louis (French painter and draftsman, 1748-1825)
Date
1783
Cultural Context
French
European
Western European
Style/Period
Neoclassical
Theme
Paintings (visual works)
Oil paintings (visual works)
Narrative (artistic device)
Narratives (document genres)
Storytelling
Scenes (depictions)
Deaths
Mourning
Grief
Myths (literary documents)
Mythology (literary genre)
Legends (folk tales)
Folk tales
Folklore
Men (male humans)
Husbands
Fathers
Princes
Royalty
Upper class
Aristocracy
Leaders (people)
Heroes
Officers (military officers)
Warriors
Soldiers
Military personnel
Nudity
Chests (animal or human components)
Women
Wives
Mothers
Mourners
Spouses
Parents
Children (people by age group)
Boys
Youth
Sons
Families
Front views
Profiles (figures)
Three-quarter views
Oblique views
Sitting
Standing
Gesture
Costume (mode of fashion)
Drapery (representations)
Mantles (outerwear)
Footwear
Sandals
Shoes (footwear)
Open-toed shoes
Wreaths (costume accessories)
Headgear
Military uniforms
Uniforms
Helmets
Crests (helmets)
Shoulder straps (object components)
Swords
Edged weapons
Weapons
Hilts
Heads (animal or human components)
Heads (representations)
Animals
Lions
Wild animals
Beds (furniture)
Panels (ornament areas)
Embracing
Bed coverings
Sheets (bed coverings)
Coverings
Chairs (furniture forms)
Legs (furniture components)
Backs (furniture components)
Seating furniture
Furniture
Furnishings (artifacts)
Candelabras (candleholders)
Candleholders
Inscriptions
Subject
Paintings
Oil paintings
Storytelling
Death
Deathbeds
Grief
Myths
Legends
Men
Fathers
Princes
Upper class
Military officers
Heroes
Warriors
Soldiers
Military personnel
People associated with military activities
Victims
Dead persons
Wounds & injuries
Spouses
Couples
Women
Mothers
Children
Boys
Youth
Families
Sitting
Standing
Gestures
Clothing & dress
Footwear
Sandals
Wreaths
Leaves
Headgear
Military uniforms
Uniforms
Helmets
Daggers & swords
Arms & armament
Heads (Anatomy)
Lions
Wild cats
Animals
Beds
Farewells
Hugging
Fighting
Homicides
Bedsheets
Chairs
Seating furniture
Furniture
Furnishings
Candelabras
Inscriptions
Description
[From
Homer's
Iliad]
People Pictured
Hector (Legendary character)
Andromache (Legendary character)
Astyanax (Legendary character)
Achilles (Greek mythology)
Material
Oil on canvas
Oil paint (pigmented coating)
Paint
Canvas
Measurements
123 x 172 cm (48 1/2 x 67 3/4 in)
Technique
Painting (image-making)
Oil painting (technique)
Work Type
Paintings
Oil paintings
Repository
École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (Paris, France)
Source
Monneret, Sophie. David and Neo-Classicism. Paris: Terrail, 1999. (p.[65])
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Monneret courtesy: Ecole nationale superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
589-04.jpg
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