The Greeks and the Trojans Fighting over the Body of Patroclus explained

The Greeks and the Trojans Fighting over the Body of Patroclus
Other Language 1:French
Other Title 1:Les Grecs et les Troyens se disputant le corps de Patrocle and Grieken en Trojanen vechten om het lijk van Patroclus
Artist:Antoine Wiertz
Year:1836
Medium:oil on canvas
Height Metric:395
Width Metric:703
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:Liège
Museum:Musée des beaux-arts de Liège

The Greeks and the Trojans Fighting over the Body of Patroclus is an oil painting by Antoine Wiertz. Several versions of the painting exist. The first was made in year 1836 (Musée des beaux-arts de Liège).

Description

The painting's dimensions are 395 x 703 centimeters.[1] It is in the collection of the Antoine Wiertz Museum, one of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Les Grecs et les Troyens se disputant le corps de Patrocle and Grieken en Trojanen vechten om het lijk van Patroclus. europeana.eu. 5 May 2016.
  2. Web site: Œuvre « Les Grecs et les Troyens se disputant le corps de Patroclus I » . Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. fine-arts-museum.be. 5 May 2016.