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| Keywords: Giovanni Battista Pittoni, the younger - The Sacrifice of Polyxena at the Tomb of Achilles - Walters 37512.jpg The tragic moment depicted is from the end of the Trojan War According to legend the ghost of the Greek hero Achilles demanded that the Trojan princess Polyxena be sacrificed at his tomb Achilles's son with the feathered helmet is leading the sacrifice According to the Roman poet Ovid Polyxena kept her look of dauntless courage until the end In visualizing this passage the painter has depicted the young woman with a sorrowful yet dignified expression that conveys her bravery in the face of death The ballet-like elegance of the figures is characteristic of 18th-century Venetian history painting as is the delight in exotic elements such as the costumes and ritual objects of the pagan priests Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery 450 561-562 ca 1735 Baroque Oil on canvas Painted surface cm 70 51 8 accession number 37 512 40682 Glaenzer and Co New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore 1907 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Mueseum 1931 by bequest Acquired by Henry Walters 1907 Transcription On stretcher E G/118/;0 939/ Paris 118; Transcription On stretcher in red E G 213 2; Seal Red wax seal on reverse of canvas with coat of arms and inscription in Polish The Greek Tradition in Painting and the Minor Arts Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1939 Tiepolo Unveiled The Restoration of a Masterpiece The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1996 place of origin Venice Italy Walters Art Museum license Giovanni Battista Pittoni Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum 18th-century paintings of events of the Trojan War Neoptolemus Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Sacrifice of Polyxena | ||||
