The Funeral Procession of Agamemnon
The Funeral Procession of Agamemnon - Louis-Jean Desprez (1743–1804) - Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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The Funeral Procession of Agamemnon - Louis-Jean Desprez (1743–1804) - Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Date: 1787
Medium: Pen and India ink drawing
Dimensions: 93.4 x 122.6 cm
Medium: Pen and India ink drawing
Dimensions: 93.4 x 122.6 cm
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Drawn by Louis-Jean Desprez in 1787, The Funeral Procession of Agamemnon is a pen and India ink composition depicting the events after the death of Agamemnon in Greek mythology.
In Greek mythology Agamemnon was a King of Mycenae, and also the commander of the Achaean forces during the Trojan War. After the culmination of the Trojan War, Agamemnon would return home with his war prize, Cassandra, but despite Cassandra's warnings, Agamemnon was killed by his wife, Clytemnestra, and her lover, Aegisthus. More information about Agamemnon can be found here - (website opens in new window) Louis-Jean Desprez |
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Born: 28 May, 1743; Auxerre, France
Died: 19 March, 1804: Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality: French
Art Movement: Neoclassicism
Died: 19 March, 1804: Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality: French
Art Movement: Neoclassicism
