Achilles Collection (page 4)

Achilles, Greek warrior hero of Troy, 1741 (engraving)
7235571 Achilles, Greek warrior hero of Troy, 1741 (engraving) by Bodart, Pieter (1676-1712); Private Collection; (add.info.: Achilles, Son of Peleus and the Nereid Thetis)

The Death of Troilus, 1927 (wood engraving)
1631663 The Death of Troilus, 1927 (wood engraving) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Palazzina (Small Building): view of the first room and its frescoes representing episodes from the Iliad
5962667 Palazzina (Small Building): view of the first room and its frescoes representing episodes from the Iliad: "Athena prevents Achilles from drawing his sword against Agamemnon"

Achilles delivers Briseis to Agamemnons Heralds, 1787-90 (plaster)
6343150 Achilles delivers Briseis to Agamemnons Heralds, 1787-90 (plaster) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); Fondazione Cariplo, Milan, Lombardy

Hephaestus (Vulcan) forging Achiles weapons, The Trojan Horse, Chamber of Troy (Sala di Troia), 1538 -1539
2384707 Hephaestus (Vulcan) forging Achiles weapons, The Trojan Horse, Chamber of Troy (Sala di Troia), 1538 -1539 by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (and workshop); Palazzo Ducale & Museo, Mantua

Mr George Mattocks in the character of Achilles in John Gays opera Achilles
6337886 Mr George Mattocks in the character of Achilles in John Gays opera Achilles by Thornthwaite, J. (18th century); (add.info)

Sarcophagus representing scenes of Achilles life, Detail of 1630020, 3rd Century AD (marble)
1630021 Sarcophagus representing scenes of Achilles life, Detail of 1630020, 3rd Century AD (marble) by Roman, (3rd century AD); Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome)

Sarcophagus representing scenes of Achilles life, 3rd Century AD (marble)
1630020 Sarcophagus representing scenes of Achilles life, 3rd Century AD (marble) by Roman, (3rd century AD); Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome)

The Aldobrandini Wedding fresco
6339997 The Aldobrandini Wedding fresco by Corsi (19th century); (add.info.: The Aldobrandini Wedding fresco. The wedding of Peleus and Thetis, parents of Achilles)

Palazzina (Small Building): view of the first room and its frescoes representing episodes from the Iliad
5962666 Palazzina (Small Building): view of the first room and its frescoes representing episodes from the Iliad: "Athena prevents Achilles from drawing his sword against Agamemnon"

Ulysses and Ajax competing for the armor of Achilles before the courts, Ulysses Hall (fresco)
2384556 Ulysses and Ajax competing for the armor of Achilles before the courts, Ulysses Hall (fresco) by Castello, Giovanni Battista (Il Bergamasco) (1509-69); Palazzo della Prefettura, Bergamo

Achilles with Hectors body, 19th century (oil on canvas)
AIS5349525 Achilles with Hectors body, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Schmitz y Calvet, Jose (19th century); Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid

Achilles pursuing Hector around the city walls of Troy (colour litho)
6000256 Achilles pursuing Hector around the city walls of Troy (colour litho) by Wulff, Max (1871-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: Achilles pursuing Hector around the city walls of Troy)

Thetis giving Achilles the weapons forged by Hephaestus (Vulcan), The Trojan Horse, Chamber of Troy (Sala di Troia)
2384705 Thetis giving Achilles the weapons forged by Hephaestus (Vulcan), The Trojan Horse, Chamber of Troy (Sala di Troia), 1538 - 1539 by Romano

Palazzina (Small Building): view of the first room and its frescoes representing episodes from the Iliad
5962671 Palazzina (Small Building): view of the first room and its frescoes representing episodes from the Iliad: "Achilles in tears while his mother Thetis emerges from the sea to console

Palazzina (Small Building): view of the first room and its frescoes representing episodes from the Iliad
5962669 Palazzina (Small Building): view of the first room and its frescoes representing episodes from the Iliad: "Athena prevents Achilles from drawing his sword against Agamemnon"

Ulysses and Ajax competing for the armor of Achilles before the courts, Ulysses Hall, detail of 2384556 (fresco)
2384555 Ulysses and Ajax competing for the armor of Achilles before the courts, Ulysses Hall, detail of 2384556 (fresco) by Castello

Achilles, Actaeon, Aesculapius, Amphitrite (engraving)
7164285 Achilles, Actaeon, Aesculapius, Amphitrite (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Achilles, Actaeon, Aesculapius, Amphitrite)

Achille trainant le corps d Hector autour des murs de Troie (engraving)
7179346 Achille trainant le corps d Hector autour des murs de Troie (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Achilles delivering Briseis to the Heralds (engraving)
7193890 Achilles delivering Briseis to the Heralds (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Achilles delivering Briseis to the Heralds)

The Trojan War: Achilles Tent. ca. 1470 (tapestry)
CUL4897495 The Trojan War: Achilles Tent. ca. 1470 (tapestry) by Flemish School, (15th century); Catedral de Zamora, Castilla y Leon, Spain; (add.info.: The Trojan War: Achilles Tent. ca. 1470)

Achilles bandaging the arm of Patroclus (litho)
7149503 Achilles bandaging the arm of Patroclus (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Achilles bandaging the arm of Patroclus)

The Trojan War: Achilles Tent. ca. 1470 (tapestry)
CUL4897519 The Trojan War: Achilles Tent. ca. 1470 (tapestry) by Flemish School, (15th century); Catedral de Zamora, Castilla y Leon, Spain; (add.info.: The Trojan War: Achilles Tent. ca. 1470)

The Making of the Armour of Achilles (engraving)
7193861 The Making of the Armour of Achilles (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Making of the Armour of Achilles)

Achilles and Cupid (litho)
7181497 Achilles and Cupid (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Achilles and Cupid. Engraver: Thomas)

Thetis Mourning the Body of Achilles, 1780. Creator: Henry Fuseli
Thetis Mourning the Body of Achilles, 1780

Achille reconnu par Ullysse (Achilles Recognized by Ulysses) (Furnishing Fabric), Nantes, c.1798. Manufactured by Favre-Petitpierre et Cie

The education of Achilles, 1650-55. Creator: Giovanni Cesare Testa
The education of Achilles, 1650-55

The Sacrifice of Polyxena, 1776. Creator: Giovanni David
The Sacrifice of Polyxena, 1776. King Priams daughter Polyxena is sacrificed for her betrayal of Achilles after her brothers shot a poisoned arrow in his heel

Hector and Achilles, 1923-26 (oil on canvas)
827954 Hector and Achilles, 1923-26 (oil on canvas) by Schneider, Sascha (1870-1927); 120.7x160.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian, out of copyright

Attic red-figured kylix, c. 470 BC (terracotta) (see also 2636770-1)
2636772 Attic red-figured kylix, c.470 BC (terracotta) (see also 2636770-1) by Oedipus Painter (fl.c.470 BC) (attr. to); diam: 22.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Greek

The Education of Achilles by Chiron, c. 1798 (engraving)
3666772 The Education of Achilles by Chiron, c.1798 (engraving) by Regnault, Jean-Baptiste (1754-1829); Private Collection; (add.info)

Achilles, fleetest of foot, and bravest of all Greek heroes (colour litho)
3652520 Achilles, fleetest of foot, and bravest of all Greek heroes (colour litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Achilles, fleetest of foot)

Scamander, 1615 (engraving)
3480552 Scamander, 1615 (engraving) by Gaultier, Leonard (1561-1641); (add.info.: Scamander (river god in Greek mythology) 1615

Achilles at the Court of Lycomedes
3567471 Achilles at the Court of Lycomedes by Batoni, Pompeo Girolamo (1708-87); Vasarian Corridor (Corridoio Vasariano), Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: ARTIST: Batoni)

Menelaus supporting the body of Patroclus, copy of a Greek original (marble)
3742664 Menelaus supporting the body of Patroclus, copy of a Greek original (marble) by Italian School; Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Illustration for the Iliad by Homer (colour litho)
5210299 Illustration for the Iliad by Homer (colour litho) by Goutier, Clement (1876-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: La querelle d Achille et d Agamemnon)

The Heroes of the Trojan War (engraving)
655560 The Heroes of the Trojan War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Heroes of the Trojan War. Paris. Diomedes. Odysseus. Nestor. Achilles)

The Departure of Briseis from the Tent of Achilles (engraving)
973659 The Departure of Briseis from the Tent of Achilles (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Departure of Briseis from the Tent of Achilles)

Thetis entreating Jupiter to honor Achilles (engraving)
973661 Thetis entreating Jupiter to honor Achilles (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thetis entreating Jupiter to honor Achilles)

Briseis sends an epistle to Achilles (chromolitho)
964288 Briseis sends an epistle to Achilles (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Of the contest for the arms of Achilles
1192659 Of the contest for the arms of Achilles by Cole, Herbert (1867-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sunset of Heroes published by J M Dent & Son Ltd 1932); English, out of copyright

The Heroes of the Trojan War
LLM459207 The Heroes of the Trojan War by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Heroes of the Trojan War. Paris. Diomedes. Odysseus. Nestor. Achilles)

Titlepage to The Whole Works of Homer translated by George Chapman
XJF400601 Titlepage to The Whole Works of Homer translated by George Chapman, published in 1614-16 (engraving) by Hole, William (fl)

Achilles Discovered (oil on canvas)
739597 Achilles Discovered (oil on canvas) by Kauffmann, Angelica (1741-1807); 102x127.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Achilles, disguised as a girl at the court of the king of Skyros)

Thetis and Achilleus (engraving)
662769 Thetis and Achilleus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thetis and Achilleus. Illustration from History of Greece by Victor Duruy (Boston, 1890)

Frontispiece for Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1762 (engraving)
CHT430484 Frontispiece for Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1762 (engraving) by Netherlandish School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve, Paris

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"Achilles: A Legendary Hero of the Trojan War and Beyond" In the annals of history, few names resonate with as much power and glory as Achilles. Known for his unparalleled strength, courage, and unwavering loyalty, he was a hero whose tales have captivated generations. From the Heroes of the Trojan War to HMS Achilles, a British light cruiser that fought valiantly in World War II, this name has left an indelible mark on various realms. Just like the Greek vase painting by Sosias depicting Achilles alongside his beloved companion Patroclus, their bond symbolizes friendship's enduring strength. But it doesn't end there; even locomotives bear his name. The Achilles Class Locomotive No. 3047 "Lorna Doone" and its counterpart No. 3050 "Royal Sovereign" embody power and speed reminiscent of their heroic namesake. The Shield holds its own significance - crafted skillfully for battle against Hector during the epic clash between Troy and Greece. Its intricate design reflects not only protection but also artistic brilliance. Achilles' legacy extends beyond warfare too; it intertwines with stories like Medea and Jason stealing the Golden Fleece or Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee train in 1897 – both instances where greatness sought inspiration from this legendary figure. Even Alexander the Great paid homage before his tomb centuries later – a testament to how deeply rooted Achilles' legend became in our collective consciousness. As we envision him leaving to avenge Patroclus' death through oil on canvas or witness French line engravings capturing his essence from another era altogether, one thing remains clear: Achilles continues to inspire us all with his valorous spirit that transcends time itself.