Antiocus announcing the death of Patroclus to Achilles
| Catalogue ID | 1.07d |
|---|---|
| Artist | Anonymous |
| Object type | |
| Date | 1776 |
| Tech. / support | engraving, paper |
| Subject | 94F8 — Patroclus' last deeds and his death (Iliad XVI-XVIII) 94F83 — grief of Achilles at the news of Patroclus' death |
🤖 Provisional description — generated from the image by an AI vision model, pending editorial review.
An engraved print showing a classical multi-figure scene set among architectural columns: a youthful messenger (Antilochus) at left gestures toward a seated, grieving warrior (Achilles) at right, who is supported and consoled by attendant figures, with a cluster of female mourners standing between them. A caption plate at upper right reads "Tab. XXVIII" and a Latin inscription below the image identifies the subject as Antilochus announcing the death of Patroclus to Achilles. No decorated initial; this is a visual source print, not a manuscript page.
No musical work linked.
Bianco, Anna. Images for the Music: Drawings and secular cantatas. Ph.D. dissertation, Leiden University, 2025
Ridolfino Venuti, Vetera Monumenta Matthaeiorum Vol. III continens anaglypha sarcophagos et inscriptiones. 1776, p. 66
No provenance recorded.
