Caption

Achilles among the Daughters of Lykomedes, Jan de Braij ca. 1627–1697, painter; 1664. Oil painting, 129 x 179 cm. Depicts Achilles mythology among the daughters of Lykomedes mythology; includes Odysseus mythology; mythological scene with landscapes; themes from Ovid's Metamorphoses and Statius's Achilleis. Elements: jewelry, fashion, women's and men's costumes, theatrical stylings, weapons and bladed weapons., A group of people stand and kneel closely together on a stone platform in an interior with a large arched opening showing a pale sky; a woman in a long flowing gown of gold and red stands near center left with a draped cloak, a younger figure in a white dress and feathered headpiece stands to the right holding a thin sword, and several onlookers in muted brown and ochre clothing cluster between and behind them with varied faces and expressions. A man carrying a woven basket filled with metallic objects and fabrics stands at far left wearing a dark tunic, while a small child with pale hair kneels at far right beside a richly patterned textile in deep orange, blue, and brown tones that covers a raised chest. A black and white dog stands on the platform facing the chest, and a few hands rest on or gesture toward the objects on the chest, which include shiny metal vessels and ornate items in silvery tones. The overall palette includes golds, reds, browns, whites, blacks, and blue accents.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_293

License type

Rights managed

Available size

74.8Mb (4.8Mb) / 20.0in x 14.5in / 6000 x 4360 (300dpi)

Keywords

Achilles Daughters Lykomedes Jan de Braij ca 1627–1697 painter 1664 Oil painting Depicts Achilles mythology daughters Lykomedes mythology includes Odysseus mythology mythological scene landscapes themes Ovid's Metamorphoses Statius's Achilleis Elements jewelry fashion women's men's costumes theatrical stylings weapons bladed weapons group people stand kneel closely together stone platform interior large arched opening showing pale sky woman long flowing gown gold red stands near center left draped cloak younger figure white dress feathered headpiece stands right holding thin sword several onlookers muted brown ochre clothing cluster them varied faces expressions man carrying woven basket filled metallic objects fabrics stands far left wearing dark tunic small child pale hair kneels far right beside richly patterned textile deep orange blue brown tones covers raised chest black white dog stands platform facing chest hands rest gesture objects include shiny metal vessels ornate items silvery tones palette includes golds reds browns whites blacks blue accents.