Architectural Capriccio with the Sacrifice of Iphigenia

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Iphigenia was the daughter of Agamemnon, King of Mycenae. According to Greek mythology, related by Ovid in his 'Metamorphoses', he sacrificed her to placate the goddess Diana, after killing one of her sacred stags. Diana had stopped the wind and after Iphigenia's death favourable winds arose and the fleet set sail for Troy.

The scene is a capriccio view, a fantastical view with a mix of known classical buildings of Antique Rome and Glanum in Provence.

Henry Hoare commissioned the painting from the artist.

National Trust, Stourhead

Warminster

Title

Architectural Capriccio with the Sacrifice of Iphigenia

Date

1745–1754

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 167.5 x W 142 cm

Accession number

732300

Acquisition method

gift from Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare along with the estate, house and its contents, 1946

Work type

Painting

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