Why it matters
Achilles begins to draw his sword on learning that Agamemnon means to sacrifice Iphigenia rather than marry her to him, while Clytemnestra rests her hand on her daughter's shoulder.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1819.
- It is one of David's last history paintings.
- He painted it in exile in Brussels.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Anger of Achilles (CC BY-SA 4.0).
