Achilles Statuette Farnese Portrait of the artist Giambologna)

Portrait of the artist Giambologna)

The work depicts Francesco I d'Este

appears as a tabletop accessory in more than a dozen of Pompeo Batoni's portraits of English visitors to Rome

The dry casting process captures extraordinary detail in the flowing fabric and subtle contours

Achilles Statuette Farnese Portrait of the artist Giambologna)Achilles, after the antique marble by Filippo Albacini 1825. A well detailed sculpture depicting the Trojan warriors final blow after the epic battle with the Trojan prince Paris. Achilles knew from a prophecy that he must choose between a long, uneventful life without glory, or a short life with eternal fame. This ancient Greek sculpture of Achilles, depicts the moment he gets struck by an arrow, that has pierced his heel, his only vulnerable point.