Why it matters
Achilles refuses to listen to the envoys Agamemnon sends to bring him back to the Trojan War. Painted for the Prix de Rome competition, it emphasises a moment of psychological drama rather than physical action.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1801.
- Odysseus's red cloak derives from a sculpture by Pseudo-Phidias.
- It also shows the influence of John Flaxman.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Ambassadors of Agamemnon in the tent of Achilles (CC BY-SA 4.0).
