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GODS AND MYTHS

Historia Troiana / The War of Troy / Main episodes / The Trojan Horse / Sinon lies to Priam about the departure of the Greeks

LITERATURE

Ancient / Vergil / Aeneid / Book II: Aeneas recounts the sack of Troy / vv. 77-191: Sinon tells Priam of the departure of the Greeks

Further details

Artist or creator

Xanto Avelli, Francesco (c1487-c1542)

Date

1529 - 1536

Location

London, British Museum (inv. 1906,1210.1)

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Timothy Wilson, Ceramic art of the Italian Renaissance, London 1987, p. 215

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Kress foundation

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