Iconography

LITERATURE

Ancient / Aeschylus / Myrmidons
Ancient / Homer / Iliad / Cycles / Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Cod. F 205 Inf. (Ambrosian Iliad) / Manuscript
Ancient / Homer / Iliad / Book VI: Hector returns to Troy, scolds Paris and takes leave of Andromache / vv. 405-465: Hector comforts Andromache and takes his leave

Further details

Since the iconography diverges strongly from Homer's description, Bandinelli suggested that this scene might come from a tragedy (he suggests Aeschylus's lost tragedy Myrmidons but it is not clear if this featured Hector)

Artist or creator

Constantinople or
Alexandria

Date

5th century (late) - 6th century (early)

Location

Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Cod. F 205 Inf.

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Ilias Ambrosiana, Cod. F. 205. P. Inf. Bibliothecae Ambrosianae Mediolanensis, Fontes Ambrosiani 28, Berne 1953; Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli, Hellenistic-Byzantine Miniatures of the Iliad, Olten 1955, p. 66

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Kress foundation

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