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Sthenelos bandaging the wounded finger of Diomedes. Ink drawing by S.W. Kelly, 1937, after a Chalcidian neck-amphora c. 550 B.C.

Achilles mourning the death of Patroclus. Stipple engraving by William Wynne Ryland after Angelica Kauffman, 1777.

Aeneas carrying his father Anchises on his shoulders holding the household gods, as they escape from the sack of Troy. Colour relief etching by Elisha Kirkall, 1722, after Ugo da Carpi, 1518, after Raphael.

Hector reproaching Paris for not fighting in the Trojan War. Stipple engraving by G.S. and J.G. Facius after Angelica Kauffman, 1788.

Aeneas is standing with his father Anchises on his shoulders as he rescues him from the fire of Troy, and he receives the household gods from his wife, Creusa. Engraving by G. Audran after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.

Achilles cutting off a lock of his hair in mourning over the body of Patroclus. Engraving by P. Lombard, 1660, after A. van Diepenbeeck.

Achilles dragging the body of Hector around Troy. Mezzotint after G. Hamilton, 1794.

Andromache lamenting over the dead body of her husband Hector, surrounded by grieving members of the Trojan court. Engraving by D. Cunego, 1764, after Gavin Hamilton.

Aeneas carrying his father Anchises on his back, escaping from the sack of Troy, accompanied by Creusa and Ascanius. Engraving by P. Lombard, 1654.

Wounding and death in the Iliad : Homeric techniques of description / Wolf-Hartmut Friedrich ; translated by Gabriele Wright and Peter Jones ; preface by Peter Jones ; appendix by K.B. Saunders.

An episode in the Iliad: a warrior, aided by Athene in a chariot, picks up a boulder to throw at an archer aided by Ares. Watercolour by S. Rigaud, 1795.

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Trojan War

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Images about Trojan War

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Andromache lamenting over the dead body of her husband Hector, surrounded by grieving members of the Trojan court. Engraving by D. Cunego, 1764, after Gavin Hamilton.

Aeneas carrying his father Anchises on his back, escaping from the sack of Troy, accompanied by Creusa and Ascanius. Engraving by P. Lombard, 1654.

Wounding and death in the Iliad : Homeric techniques of description / Wolf-Hartmut Friedrich ; translated by Gabriele Wright and Peter Jones ; preface by Peter Jones ; appendix by K.B. Saunders.

Hector reproaching Paris for not fighting in the Trojan War. Stipple engraving by G.S. and J.G. Facius after Angelica Kauffman, 1788.

An episode in the Iliad: a warrior, aided by Athene in a chariot, picks up a boulder to throw at an archer aided by Ares. Watercolour by S. Rigaud, 1795.

Trojan War

Images from the collections

Images about Trojan War

Works from the collections

Andromache lamenting over the dead body of her husband Hector, surrounded by grieving members of the Trojan court. Engraving by D. Cunego, 1764, after Gavin Hamilton.

Aeneas carrying his father Anchises on his back, escaping from the sack of Troy, accompanied by Creusa and Ascanius. Engraving by P. Lombard, 1654.

Wounding and death in the Iliad : Homeric techniques of description / Wolf-Hartmut Friedrich ; translated by Gabriele Wright and Peter Jones ; preface by Peter Jones ; appendix by K.B. Saunders.

Hector reproaching Paris for not fighting in the Trojan War. Stipple engraving by G.S. and J.G. Facius after Angelica Kauffman, 1788.

An episode in the Iliad: a warrior, aided by Athene in a chariot, picks up a boulder to throw at an archer aided by Ares. Watercolour by S. Rigaud, 1795.

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