Fifty Days at Iliam

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Fifty Days at Iliam is a renowned cycle of abstract paintings by Cy Twombly that reinterprets the Trojan War myth through gestural marks, fragmented text, and evocative color.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cycle of paintings
painting series
artForm painting
artist Cy Twombly NERFINISHED
collection Philadelphia Museum of Art NERFINISHED
colorCharacteristic accents of blue
accents of red
accents of yellow
predominantly white grounds
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Cy Twombly NERFINISHED
dateCreated 1978
depicts Achaean warriors
Achilles NERFINISHED
Hector NERFINISHED
Patroclus NERFINISHED
Trojan heroes
exhibitionVenue Philadelphia Museum of Art NERFINISHED
genre abstract art
hasPart Achaeans in Battle
Anticleia NERFINISHED
Heroes of Ilium NERFINISHED
Heroes of Ilium (panel series) NERFINISHED
Ilians in Battle NERFINISHED
Shades of Achilles, Patroclus and Hector NERFINISHED
Shield of Achilles NERFINISHED
The Fire that Consumes All after It NERFINISHED
The Fire that Consumes All before It NERFINISHED
Vengeance of Achilles NERFINISHED
inspiredBy Homeric epics NERFINISHED
Iliad NERFINISHED
Trojan War NERFINISHED
languageOfText English
Greek (transliterated names)
location Philadelphia Museum of Art NERFINISHED
mainSubject Greek mythology
Trojan War myth NERFINISHED
movement Abstract expressionism
surface form: Abstract Expressionism

Postmodern art
notableFor expressive, calligraphic line
integration of text and image
large-scale multi-panel format
reinterpretation of Trojan War myth
numberOfWorks 10
titleLanguage English
titleVariant Fifty Days at Ilium NERFINISHED
usesTechnique expressive color
fragmented text
gestural marks

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Cy Twombly notableWork Fifty Days at Iliam