Captive Andromache
Captive Andromache is an oil painting on a 197 cm × 407 cm canvas by Frederic Leighton produced in ca. 1888.[1] The subject is from Homer's Iliad.[2] The painting was purchased by Manchester City Council for £4,000 from the artist in 1889. It now hangs in Manchester Art Gallery[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Captive Andromache". BBC. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ Hammerschlag, Keren Rosa (2015). Frederic Leighton: Death, Mortality, Resurrection. Ashgate. p. 37. ISBN 978-1472414359. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ Edward, Morris (2001). Public Art Collections in North-west England: A History and Guide. Liverpool University Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0853235279. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
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