The Sacrifice of Polyxena by Sebastiano Ricci (1726)

Oil painting of a kneeling woman being sacrificed before a priest, soldiers, a seated king, and a ghostly figure in clouds.

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The Sacrifice of Polyxena, Sebastiano Ricci (1726), Royal Collection. Via artnap.com

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The painting shows the young woman Polyxena kneeling bare-shouldered on a cushion while a bearded priest in a blue robe raises a hand above her head, surrounded by armoured soldiers and a seated crowned king. A ghostly armoured figure floats in dark clouds above the scene, and an equestrian statue stands on a pedestal at left. Sebastiano Ricci painted this work in 1726, and it is held by the Royal Collection.

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Date

1726

Medium

Painting

Museum

Royal Collection

License

Public domain