Polyxena - Vindication for Achilles
Giambattista Pittoni (1687-1767) created this painting - The Sacrifice of Polyxena. In one version of Achilles' command, he ordered that Polyxena be killed on his tomb. In this painting, we see her at its side with Achilles' son Neoptolemus, her soon-to-be executioner, nearby. Click on the image to greatly expand its view.
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