The Funeral Games of Patroclus
The Funeral Games of Patroclus is a 1778 oil-on-canvas painting by the French artist
Hector resting on his chariot on the right. It was first exhibited at the Palazzo Mancini in Rome in September 1778, where it was a critical success. It was then lost until 1972, when it was acquired by the National Gallery of Ireland
, its present home.
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References
Bibliography
- Régis Michel et Marie-Catherine Sahut, David, l'art et le politique, Paris, Gallimard, coll. « ISBN 2-07-053068-X), p.s 12, 21, 23
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