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''Thetis Receiving the Weapons of Achilles from Hephaestus'' is a 1630–1632 painting in the workshop of the Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck. It was acquired by
''Thetis Receiving the Weapons of Achilles from Hephaestus'' is a 1630–1632 painting in the workshop of the Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck. It was acquired by Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (5 January 1614 – 20 November 1662), younger brother of Emperor Ferdinand III, was an Austrian soldier, administrator and patron of the arts.
He held a number of military commands, with limited success, an ...
and is now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.“Thetis Empfängt von Hephaistos Die Waffen Für Achilles.” Kunsthistorisches Museum, www.khm.at/objektdb/detail/650/. Accessed 20 June 2023. It illustrates the story of the Shield of Achilles
The shield of Achilles is the shield that Achilles uses in his fight with Hector, famously described in a passage in Book 18, lines 478–608 of Homer's ''Iliad''. The intricately detailed imagery on the shield has inspired many different interpr ...
, from the ''Iliad
The ''Iliad'' (; grc, Ἰλιάς, Iliás, ; "a poem about Ilium") is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the '' Odys ...
'', Book 18, lines 478–608, in which Thetis
Thetis (; grc-gre, Θέτις ), is a figure from Greek mythology with varying mythological roles. She mainly appears as a sea nymph, a goddess of water, or one of the 50 Nereids, daughters of the ancient sea god Nereus.
When described as ...
requests replacement weapons and shield for her son Achilles
In Greek mythology, Achilles ( ) or Achilleus ( grc-gre, Ἀχιλλεύς) was a hero of the Trojan War, the greatest of all the Greek warriors, and the central character of Homer's '' Iliad''. He was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Pele ...
from Hephaestus
Hephaestus (; eight spellings; grc-gre, Ἥφαιστος, Hḗphaistos) is the Greek god of blacksmiths, metalworking, carpenters, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metallurgy, fire (compare, however, with Hestia), and volcanoes.Walter B ...
.
See also
*List of paintings by Anthony van Dyck
The following is an incomplete list of works by the Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641).
Portraits (1613–1632)
Between 1613 and 1632, van Dyck travelled all over Europe – from his native Antwerp (where he began working as a painte ...
References
External links
*http://bilddatenbank.khm.at/viewArtefact?id=650 {{Authority control Mythological paintings by Anthony van Dyck 1632 paintings Paintings in the Kunsthistorisches Museum Paintings of Greek myths Angels in art Cultural depictions of Achilles Paintings based on the Iliad Hephaestus