Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus

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"Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus" is a neoclassical history painting by Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief-stricken Greek hero mourning his fallen companion from Homer's Iliad.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf history painting
neoclassical painting
painting
artForm oil painting
artStyle classical composition
idealized anatomy
basedOn Iliad NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkAuthor Homer NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Scotland
United Kingdom
creator Gavin Hamilton NERFINISHED
culture Western art
depicts Achilles NERFINISHED
Achilles mourning Patroclus NERFINISHED
Patroclus NERFINISHED
depictsCharacterFrom Greek mythology
depictsEmotion despair
mourning
sorrow
depictsEvent Death of Patroclus NERFINISHED
depictsLiteraryGenre epic poetry
depictsLiteraryWork Iliad NERFINISHED
depictsMythologicalFigure Patroclus NERFINISHED
depictsMythologicalHero Achilles NERFINISHED
depictsMythologicalWar Trojan War NERFINISHED
depictsPeriod Ancient Greece NERFINISHED
depictsTheme death
heroic tragedy
loyalty
war
genre Neoclassicism
hasPart classical architectural elements
classical drapery
corpse of Patroclus
figure of Achilles
influencedBy ancient Greek sculpture
classical antiquity
languageOfWork none
mainSubject friendship
grief
heroism
movement Neoclassicism
narrativeLocation Trojan War NERFINISHED
Troy NERFINISHED
title Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus NERFINISHED

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Gavin Hamilton notableWork Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus