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Bartolomeo Pinelli Rome 1781 - 1835
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Description
- Bartolomeo Pinelli
- achilles scares away the attacking trojans
inscribed on the verso in pen and ink: Achille getta un grido spaventevole, e fa fuggire i Troiani che incendiavano le navi greche
pen and black ink and gray wash over black chalk
Catalogue Note
The subject of this large drawing is taken from Book XVIII of the Iliad, when Achilles frightens away the Greeks by the sound of his voice and the expression on his face, in order to recover, with the help of Minerva, the body of Patroclus who had been killed by Hector.