Scenes from the Iliad series

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Scenes from the Iliad series is a group of neoclassical history paintings by Gavin Hamilton depicting key episodes from Homer's epic poem the Iliad.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf neoclassical history paintings
series of paintings
artForm oil painting
artisticStyle Neoclassical
basedOn Homer’s Iliad
linked to: Homer's Iliad
countryOfOrigin Scotland
creator Gavin Hamilton
Gavin Hamilton (1723–1798)
linked to: Gavin Hamilton
creatorNationality Scottish
creatorOccupation history painter
culturalContext Grand Tour era
depicts Iliad
linked to: Homer's Iliad

episodes from Homer’s Iliad
depictsCharacter Achilles
Andromache
Briseis
linked to: Briseïs

Hector
Helen of Troy
Patroclus
Priam
depictsEvent Abduction of Helen
Death of Hector
Lamentation for Patroclus
Return of Briseis to Achilles
Trojan War battles
genre history painting
hasPart Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus
Andromache Bewailing the Death of Hector
Briseis Restored to Achilles
The Death of Hector
The Departure of Briseis from the Tent of Achilles
The Oath of Achilles
The Rape of Helen
influencedBy ancient Greek sculpture
classical antiquity
intendedAudience Grand Tour collectors and patrons
languageOfWork none (visual art)
locationOfSomeWorks National Gallery of Scotland
National Gallery, London
linked to: National Gallery

various European collections
mainSubject Greek mythology
Trojan War
movement Neoclassicism
notableFor dramatic classical compositions
revival of classical themes in 18th-century painting
period 18th century
placeOfProduction Rome

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Gavin Hamilton notableWork Scenes from the Iliad series