Agostino Carracci produced an engraving from it, which was included in his collection of erotic poses, I Modi.
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Wheeler, William A., and Charles G. Wheeler. Familiar Allusions A Handbook of Miscellaneous Information. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin, and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1881. Print.
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achilles, briseis, ancient, roman, painting, from, century, depicting, scene, from, iliad, where, captured, trojan, princess, priestess, briseis, taken, away, from, achilles, order, agamemnon, found, house, tragic, poet, pompeii, italy, image, painted, distemp. Achilles and Briseis is an ancient Roman painting from the 1st century AD depicting the scene from the Iliad where the captured Trojan princess and priestess Briseis is taken away from Achilles by the order of Agamemnon It was found in the House of the Tragic Poet in Pompeii Italy The image is painted in distemper similar to coloured white washing and intermediary between fresco and paint It was moved to the Naples National Archaeological Museum where it remains Briseis taken away from Achilles Fourth Style of Pompeian wall painting from the atrium of the House of the Tragic Poet Detail Agostino Carracci produced an engraving from it which was included in his collection of erotic poses I Modi References editWheeler William A and Charles G Wheeler Familiar Allusions A Handbook of Miscellaneous Information Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press Cambridge 1881 Print nbsp This Ancient Rome related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Achilles and Briseis amp oldid 1220218850, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
