Captive Andromache Explained

Captive Andromache is an oil painting on a 197 cm × 407 cm canvas by Frederic Leighton produced in ca. 1888.[1] The subject is from Homer's Iliad.[2] The painting was purchased by Manchester City Council for £4,000 from the artist in 1889. It now hangs in Manchester Art Gallery[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Captive Andromache. BBC. 2 January 2016.
  2. Book: Hammerschlag. Keren Rosa. Frederic Leighton: Death, Mortality, Resurrection. 2015. Ashgate. 978-1472414359. 37. 2 January 2016.
  3. Book: Edward. Morris. Public Art Collections in North-west England: A History and Guide. 2001. Liverpool University Press. 978-0853235279. 118. 2 January 2016.

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