#John Flaxman

[didoofcarthage]

Shield of Achilles by Philip Rundell, originally modeled and cast in plaster by John Flaxman

English, 1821-1822

Silver-gilt convex shield

Royal Collection Trust (acquired by George IV and displayed at his coronation banquet)

#shield of Achilles #Iliad #mythology #Achilles #Homer #gold #silver gilt #shield #art #John Flaxman #Philip Rundell #King George IV #Royal Collection Trust #neoclassical #neoclassicism

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Achilles and Patroclus, John Flaxman, 1793.

This was most likely illustrated for the 1795 Alexander Pope translation of The Iliad. However, this piece (and Flaxman's art of Achilles reaching for Patroclus' shade) is omitted from the final version.

#achilles #patroclus #patrochilles #achilles x patroclus #john flaxman #the iliad #trojan war #classics #ancient greek #mythology #the song of achilles #tsoa

[lux-vitae]

Apollo Preceding Hector with His Aegis, and Dispersing the Greeks, Fuseli's Lectures by John Flaxman (1755-1826)

#john flaxman #art #the gods

[mysterious-secret-garden]

Lo imperador del doloroso regno (The imperator of the painful kingdom) from 'Divina Commedia' by Dante - illustration designed by John Flaxman, engraved by Tommaso Piroli.

#John Flaxman #Tommaso Piroli #divine comedy #hell #satan #The imperator of the painful kingdom #underworld

[venustapolis]

Apollo Preceding Hector with His Aegis, and Dispersing the Greeks, Fuseli’s Lectures (John Flaxman, 1755 - 1826)

#art #painting #John Flaxman

[amazingfuntime]

A lil study sketch I made of John Flaxman's "Hector Chiding Paris"

#the iliad #hector #john flaxman #sketch #ink #notebook #amazingfuntime

[pandaemoniumpancakes]

John Flaxman, Apollo Preceding Hector with His Aegis, and Dispersing the Greeks, Fuseli’s Lectures, undated, graphite, black and red chalk, watercolor, and gouache on cream laid paper, 20.3 x 29.5 cm, Yale Center for British Art. 

#john flaxman #homer #iliad #apollo #hector

[centuriespast]

Two Studies of a Woman John Flaxman (1755–1826) UCL Art Museum

[ancientorigins]

Hermes carrying Pandora down from Mount Olympus wearing traveller hat. (A medal based on a design by John Flaxman).

[victorfrankensteinapologist]

victor/henry + achilles/patroclus

i. frankenstein, mary shelley. ii. achilles mourns patroclus, john flaxman. iii. the iliad, homer. translated by stanley lombardo. iv. frankenstein, by mary shelley. v. frankenstein, dir. kevin connor. vi. the iliad, homer. translated by stanley lombardo

#frankenstein #victor frankenstein #henry clerval #clervalstein #the iliad #achilles #patroclus #homer #mary shelley #mine #[lying] i'm normal about characters from a 2 centuries old sci fi horror novel

[bacchaemember]

The Odyssey as headlines!

art: (1)Head of Odysseus from a Roman period Hellenistic marble group representing Odysseus blinding Polyphemus (2) Penelope with the suitors by John William Waterhouse (1911/12) (3)Portrait of Don Lorenzo de Medici and Athena Cosimo Ulivelli (17th century) (4) Circe offering a cup to Odysseus by John William Waterhouse (1891) (5)Neptune and Amymone, 1757, Carle Vanloo (6)Odysseus returning home by John Flaxman (16th/17th century) (7)The return if Telemachus to Penelope by Antonio Zucchi (1726) (8) Illustrattions for Homer's Odyssey by Jan Styka a Polish painter (1901-1903) (9)Helen recognising Telemachus, son of Odysseus by Jean-Jaques Lagrenée (1795) (10)The Companions of Odysseus Steal the Cattle of Helios (fresco by Pellegrino Tibaldi, 1554/56)

#the odyssey #odysseus #funny #greek mythology #mythology #incorrect quotes #incorrect greek mythology #incorrect odysseus #athena #poseiden #literature #classics #classical studies #art #art history #history #penelope odyssey #circe #madeline miller #circe book #homer #the iliad

[didoofcarthage]

Design for the Apples of the Hesperides Candelabrum by John Flaxman

English, c. 1816-1817

pencil with pen and ink

Royal Collection Trust

#design #John Flaxman #candelabrum #apples of the Hesperides #mythology #art #English #works on paper #pencil #pen and ink #drawing #Royal Collection Trust #neoclassical #neoclassicism

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I got the dumbest cutest Achilles + Patroclus tattoo, with Patroclus in a lil blankie

(Original art by John Flaxman, 1793)

#patrochilles #achilles #patroclus #achilles and patroclus #greek mythology tattoo #tsoa #the song of achilles #the song of achilles tattoo #patrochilles tattoo

[milksockets]

'skeleton owned by john flaxman' in spectacular bodies: the art + science of the human body from leonardo to now - martin kemp + marina wallace (2000)

#my scan #medical

[mysterious-secret-garden]

John Flaxman, engraved by Tommaso Piroli - The imperator of the painful kingdom, from 'Divina Commedia' by Dante Aliguieri.

#John Flaxman #Tommaso Piroli #hell #satan #eating #cannibalism #divine comedy

[mythologer]

Bust of Mercury by Wedgwood. Moulded black basalt, 1790 by John Flaxman Jr. John Flaxman RA (1755 – 1826) was a British sculptor and draughtsman, and a leading figure in British and European Neoclassicism. Early in his career he worked as a modeller for Josiah Wedgwood's pottery. He spent several years in Rome, where he produced his first book illustrations.