THE GALLERY OF ANCIENT ART

Mythology in the Art | Greek mythology | Penthesilea
1. CERAMICS. Greece.
Achilles killing Penthesilea.
Red-figure kylix. Attic.
Attributed to the Penthesilea Painter.
Clay.
Early Classical period, ca. 470—460 BCE.
Inv. Nos. 2688 / J 370.
Munich, State Antique Collection.
2. CERAMICS. Greece.
Achilles killing Penthesilea.
Red-figure kylix. Attic.
Attributed to “Penthesilea Painter”.
Clay.
Early Classical period, ca. 470—460 BCE.
Inv. Nos. 2688 / J 370.
Munich, State Antique Collection.
3. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Phoenix, Achilles, and Penthesilea (version: Phoenix and Polyxena).
Fresco from Pompeii (House of Fatal Love, IX, 5, 18, f).
20—25 CE.
Inv. No. 111471.
Naples, National Archaeological Museum, Hall LXX.
4. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus of the Amazons (the front panel).
White marble.
Ca. 170 CE.
Inv. No. 1512.
Palermo, Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas”.
5. SCULPTURE. Greece.
Sarcophagus of a married couple. Left side panel with a relief “Death of Penthesilea”.
Marble. Ca. 180 CE.
Inv. No. Ma 2119.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
6. SCULPTURE. Greece.
Achilles and Penthesilea (close-up of left-side relief of a sarcophagus).
Marble. Ca. 180 CE.
Inv. No. Ma 2119.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
7. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a scene of Amazonomachy (the lid not belonging to the sarcophagus).
Marble.
Ca. 230—250 CE.
Inv. Nos. 932 (lid) / 933 (sarcophagus).
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum, Octagonal Court, Nord portico, 27, 28.
8. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a scene of Amazonomachy.
Marble.
Ca. 230—250 CE.
Inv. Nos. 932 (lid) / 933 (sarcophagus).
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum, Octagonal Court, Nord portico, 27, 28.
9. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Front panel of sarcophagus with a relief “Amazonomachy”.
Marble.
Ca. 230—250 CE.
Inv. No. 933.
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum, Octagonal Court, Nord portico, 28.
10. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a scene of Amazonomachy.
Marble.
Ca. 230—250 CE.
Inv. No. 933.
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum, Octagonal Court, Nord portico, 28.
11. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Front panel of sarcophagus with a relief “Amazonomachy”.
Marble.
Ca. 230—250 CE.
Inv. No. 933.
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum, Octagonal Court, Nord portico, 28.
12. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a scene of Amazonomachy. Detail: Achilles and Penthesilea.
Marble.
Ca. 230—250 CE.
Inv. No. 933.
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum, Octagonal Court, Nord portico, 28.
13. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a scene of Amazonomachy. Detail: the death of Penthesilea.
Marble.
Ca. 230—250 CE.
Inv. No. 933.
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum, Octagonal Court, Nord portico, 28.
14. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a scene of Amazonomachy.
Marble.
Ca. 230—250 CE.
Inv. No. 933.
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum, Octagonal Court, Nord portico, 28.