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(After) Benjamin WestAfter "Pylades and Orestes Brought as Victims Before Iphigenia" History PaintingLate 19th Century
Late 19th Century
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History Painting of the Greek story. The work was first painted in 1766 by Benjamin West. The original masterpiece is located in the Tate.
According to Sir George Beaumont (1753–1827), who presented the present picture to the National Gallery in 1826, the young American artist, Benjamin West, painted Pylades and Orestes 'immediately on his arrival in England', presumably in 1763, when he arrived from Italy (National Gallery, p.56). It was first shown at the annual exhibition of the Society of Artists, London, in 1766, with its companion 'The Continence of Scipio.' West’s narrative is taken from the third act of a play by the classical author Euripides (480–406 BC) entitled Iphigenia in Tauris. In the passage depicted by West, Iphigenia, a priestess of Diana, stands in judgement before the semi-naked figures of her brother Orestes (in the red drapery) and his cousin and companion, Pylades, who are brought before her, bound, by the shepherd (centre) who had previously reported their capture. Before Iphigenia, and separating her from the two men, is a low altar upon which the two men are to be sacrificed for their act of sacrilege. Beyond, at the entrance of the temple, is the gold statue of Diana that Orestes had been commanded by the oracle at Delphi to take back to Athens in reparation for the murder of his mother Clytemnestra, and which he had been attempting to seize when arrested.
- Creator:(After) Benjamin West (1738 - 1820, American)
- Creation Year:Late 19th Century
- Dimensions:Height: 59 in (149.86 cm)Width: 49 in (124.46 cm)Depth: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)
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- Condition:Wear is consistent with age.
- Gallery Location:Houston, TX
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