Caption

Achilles among the Daughters of Lykomedes, Boeckhorst, Jan 1604–1668, Flemish painting, ca. mid-17th century; oil painting depicting Achilles mythology among the daughters of Lykomedes, mythological scene inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses and Statius' Achilleis; features women's and men's costumes, theatrical stylizations, jewelry, bladed weapons, landscapes, and references to Odysseus; painting., A group of people arranged on stone steps in front of an architectural opening, wearing flowing garments in colors including white, gold, purple, red, green, and dark blue, with a pale blue sky visible in the background. A central woman in a white dress stands with an outstretched arm, accompanied by a person beside her in a golden yellow robe, while another woman kneels nearby in a pale lavender dress looking up. Several women in rich gold and dark purple dresses are crouched or kneeling at the foot of the steps, one holding a string of pearls above a shallow decorative dish filled with jewelry. Behind them stand figures in red and green robes, one holding a large round shield and another holding a staff, with a tall column and leafy greenery framing the scene. At the far left a pale stone tower rises against the sky, and at the lower left a small white and brown dog sniffs near the steps. The image shows varied skin tones, elaborate hairstyles and headpieces, and drapery with highlights and shadows in colors like ochre, cream, burgundy, olive, and slate.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_265

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Rights managed

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71.6Mb (4.7Mb) / 20.0in x 13.9in / 6000 x 4169 (300dpi)

Keywords

Achilles Daughters Lykomedes Boeckhorst Jan 1604–1668 Flemish painting ca mid-17th century oil painting depicting Achilles mythology daughters mythological scene inspired Ovid's Metamorphoses Statius Achilleis features women's men's costumes theatrical stylizations jewelry bladed weapons landscapes references Odysseus group people arranged stone steps front architectural opening wearing flowing garments colors white gold purple red green dark blue pale blue sky visible background central woman white dress stands outstretched arm accompanied person beside golden yellow robe another woman kneels nearby pale lavender dress looking up Several women rich gold dark purple dresses crouched kneeling foot steps holding string pearls shallow decorative dish filled them stand figures green robes large round shield another holding staff tall column leafy greenery framing scene far left pale stone tower rises sky lower left small white brown dog sniffs near image varied skin tones elaborate hairstyles headpieces drapery highlights shadows ochre cream burgundy olive slate.