The education of Achilles by Chiron

Batoni, Pompeo (1708-1787)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1746
Height:
159.0 cm  (62 5/8 in.)
Width:
127.0 cm  (50 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

    Item location

  • Galleria degli Uffizi

Description

Achilles playing a lyre, the centaur Chiron is instructing him. Lyre is 5-stringed, no soundbox.

Iconclass

95A(ACHILLES)1231
the education of Achilles by Chiron

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lyre [3501]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

269