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Giambattista Pittoni: The Sacrifice of Polyxena at the Tomb of Achilles
Artist	Giambattista Pittoni  (1687–1767)      Alternative names Giovanni Battista Pittoni the Younger, Giambattista Pittoni Description Italian painter, professor, drawer and art advisor late Baroque era QS:P2348,Q37853 or Rococo era QS:P2348,Q122960 Date of birth/death 6 June 1687  6 November 1767  Location of birth/death Venice Venice Work location Venice; Republic of Venice  Authority file : Q982011 VIAF: 25398706 ISNI: 0000000066296327 ULAN: 500003150 LCCN: n80060793 WGA: p/pittoni WorldCat artist QS:P170,Q982011
Title	The Sacrifice of Polyxena at the Tomb of Achilles
Part of	The Sacrifice of Polyxena
Object type	painting
Genre	mythological painting
Description	English: The tragic moment depicted is from the end of the Trojan War. According to legend, the ghost of the Greek hero Achilles demanded that the Trojan princess Polyxena be sacrificed at his tomb. Achilles's son, with the feathered helmet, is leading the sacrifice. According to the Roman poet Ovid, Polyxena "kept her look of dauntless courage until the end." In visualizing this passage, the painter has depicted the young woman with a sorrowful yet dignified expression that conveys her bravery in the face of death. The ballet-like elegance of the figures is characteristic of 18th-century Venetian history painting, as is the delight in exotic elements, such as the costumes and ritual objects of the pagan priests.
Date	circa 1735 date QS:P571,+1735-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 ([[Category:Unsupported period|Baroque era QS:P2348,Q37853 ]]Baroque era QS:P2348,Q37853 )
Medium	oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions	Painted surface height: 70 cm (27.5 in); width: 51.8 cm (20.3 in) dimensions QS:P2048,70U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,51.8U174728
Collection	Walters Art Museum    Native name Walters Art Museum Location Baltimore, United States of America Coordinates 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W   Established 1934  Website thewalters.org Authority file : Q210081 VIAF: 128918374 ISNI: 000000040373611X ULAN: 500279110 LCCN: no00096900 GND: 16029354-6 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number	37.512
Place of creation	Venice, Italy
Object history	Glaenzer and Co., New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown] Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1907 (?) [mode of acquisition unknown] Walters Art Mueseum, 1931, by bequest
Exhibition history	The Greek Tradition in Painting and the Minor Arts. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. 1939. Tiepolo Unveiled: The Restoration of a Masterpiece. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1996.
Credit line	Acquired by Henry Walters, 1907 (?)
Inscriptions	[Transcription] On stretcher: E G/118/;0 939/ Paris 118; [Transcription] On stretcher in red: E. G. 213.2; [Seal] Red wax seal on reverse of canvas with coat of arms and inscription in Polish (?)
References	Federico Zeri (1976) (in English) Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore: Walters Art Gallery, no. 450 , pp. 561−562 OCLC: 2463997.
Source	Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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