Priam at the Feet of Achilles

Priam at the Feet of Achilles
French: Priam aux pieds d'Achille
Priam at the Feet of Achilles (1809)
Artist	Jérôme-Martin Langlois
Completion date	1809
Medium	oil-on-canvas
Movement	Neoclassical style
Subject	Fall of Troy
Dimensions	113 cm (44 in) x 146 cm (57 in)
Location	Beaux-Arts de Paris, Paris

Priam at the Feet of Achilles (1809) or French Priam aux pieds d'Achille is an oil-on-canvas painting by the French artist Jérôme-Martin Langlois. The painting won first prize at the Grand Prix de Rome.

History

Jérôme-Martin Langlois completed the painting titled Priam aux pieds d'Achille in 1809.[1] It is housed at the Beaux-Arts de Paris.[2]

Description

The dimensions of the painting are 113 cm (44 in) x 146 cm (57 in).[2] The subject is from the Iliad and shows Priam, who has entered the Greek camp to offer a ransom for his deceased son Hector's body. Achilles had been dragging the body of Hector behind his chariot as he circled the outer walls of Troy. The painting is a portrayal of the love of a father: in the painting Priam begs Achilles for the body of his son.[1]

Reception

The painting won first prize at the Grand Prix de Rome in 1809.[3]

References

1. Schwartz, Emmanuel (2005). The legacy of Homer : four centuries of art from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris. New York: Dahesh Museum of Art. p. 6. ISBN 978-0300109184. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
2. "Priam at the feet of Achilles". Beauxartsparis. La Lettre des Beaux-Arts. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
3. Bermingham, Ann (2013). The Consumption of Culture 1600-1800. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis. p. 286. ISBN 9781134808403. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.