Louis de Silvestre, son of the official artist to the Grand Dauphin, was a student of his father, and other esteemed painters. Made court artist to Augustus II of Poland, then director of the Royal Academy of Arts, he was later granted a generous pension by Louis XV. The painting features Andromache, wife of Hector, kneeling before Odysseus, who demands her son.
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Odysseus demanded of Andromache the Boy Astyanax, c.1708, Oil on CanvasLouis de Silvestre French (1675 - 1760) |
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Louis de Silvestre, son of the official artist to the Grand Dauphin, was a student of his father, and other esteemed painters. Made court artist to Augustus II of Poland, then director of the Royal Academy of Arts, he was later granted a generous pension by Louis XV. The painting features Andromache, wife of Hector, kneeling before Odysseus, who demands her son. |
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