Dying Achilles

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Dying Achilles is a renowned Baroque sculpture depicting the wounded Greek hero Achilles in a dramatic moment of mortal suffering.

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Dying Achilles canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque sculpture
sculpture
artPeriod Baroque period
linked to: Baroque
artStyle dramatic
dynamic composition
emotional intensity
basedOn Trojan War cycle
linked to: Trojan War

myth of Achilles
linked to: wrath of Achilles
characteristic expressive anatomy
strong contrasts of tension and repose
theatrical pose
culturalContext European Baroque art
depicts Achilles
depictsEmotion agony
despair
heroic resolve
genre Baroque art
movement Baroque
notableFor dramatic depiction of pain
emphasis on physical suffering
mythological subject matter
portraysMoment wounding of Achilles
linked to: death of Achilles
portraysState Achilles dying
represents classical hero
moment of death
vulnerability of the hero
subject Achilles
Greek mythology
theme heroic death
mortal suffering
tragedy
warrior in pain

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Corneille Van Clève notableWork Dying Achilles
Achilleion Palace hasSculpture Dying Achilles