Captive Andromache

Captive Andromache
ArtistFrederic Leighton
Yearc. 1886-1888
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions197 cm × 407 cm (78 in × 160 in)
Location

Captive Andromache is an oil painting on a 197 cm × 407 cm canvas by Frederic Leighton produced in ca. 1888. The subject is from Homer's Iliad. The painting was purchased by Manchester City Council for £4,000 from the artist in 1889. It now hangs in Manchester Art Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "Captive Andromache". BBC. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Hammerschlag, Keren Rosa (2015). Frederic Leighton: Death, Mortality, Resurrection. Ashgate. p. 37. ISBN 978-1472414359. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Edward, Morris (2001). Public Art Collections in North-west England: A History and Guide. Liverpool University Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0853235279. Retrieved 2 January 2016.