Andromache and Pyrrhus
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| Andromache and Pyrrhus | |
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| Artist | Pierre-Narcisse Guérin |
| Year | 1810 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 342 cm × 457 cm (135 in × 180 in) |
| Location | Louvre, Paris |
Andromache and Pyrrhus (French: Andromaque et Pyrrhus) is an 1810 neoclassical history painting by the French artist Pierre-Narcisse Guérin. It includes two scene's from Jean Racine's 1677 tragedy Phèdre in one composition.[1] It portrays Pyrrhus seated on a throne and receiving a message delivered by Orestes demanding the death of Astyanax. Andromache wraps her arms protectively round the young Astyanax, while on the left Hermione is hurrying out of the room.[2]
The painting was exhibited at the Salon of 1814. Today it is in the collection of the Louvre in Paris.[3]
References
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[edit]- Eitner, Lorenz. An Outline Of 19th Century European Painting: From David Through Cezanne. Routledge, 2021.
- Roisman, Hanna M. Euripides: Andromache. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024.
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