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Posted on January 6, 2016 by 100swallows

Achilles kills Penthesilea (an Attic red-figure kylix, 470–460 BCE) wikipedia public domain image This is an ancient Greek painting on a big platter. It illustrates a story the Greeks all knew about Achilles, the Greek hero, and Penthesilea, queen of the … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art history, great artists, Greek art, Greek ceramic vessels | Tagged Achilles, ceramic paintings, Greek art, Illliad, love story, Penthesilea, Trojan War | 5 Comments

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