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Achilles Drags the Body of Hector around Walls of Troy, Priam Pleads for the Body of Hector, Ceiling Designs for the Galleria di Achille, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza, Italy

Felice Giani1802–05

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Two lunette shaped drawings on one irregular sheet. In upper drawing, the figure of Achilles, driving a horse-drawn chariot, drags the body of Hector around city of Troy. In lower drawing, Priam, in the tent of Achilles, kneels before Achilles and kisses his right hand; some warriors watch the scene and others look at Priam's gifts.

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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