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Historia Troiana / The War of Troy / Main episodes / The sack of Troy / Sacrifice of Polyxena / Polyxena taken by Neoptolemus
Historia Troiana / The War of Troy / Main episodes / The sack of Troy / Sacrifice of Polyxena / Neoptolemus sacrificing Polyxena at Achilles's tomb / Alone

Further details

Drawing for a tapestry in Madrid, Palacio Real

Artist or creator

Vermeyen, Jan Cornelisz. (c1500-c1559) or
Coecke van Aelst, Pieter the Elder (1502-1550)

Date

16th century (second quarter) - 16th century (middle)

Location

Paris, Musée du Louvre, Département des Arts graphiques (inv. 19073)

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Crick, Oud Holland, 1927, pp. 172-173; Frits Lugt, Inventaire général des dessins des écoles du Nord, Maîtres des anciens Pays-Bas nés avant 1550, Paris 1968, vol. 1, no. 207

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Kress foundation

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