Achilles Statuette Farnese The base is carved with

The base is carved with scenes of the trials he will have to face during his life

The dry casting process captures extraordinary detail in the flowing fabric and subtle contours

The work depicts Francesco I d'Este

appears as a tabletop accessory in more than a dozen of Pompeo Batoni's portraits of English visitors to Rome

AFTER THE ANTIQUE

Achilles Statuette Farnese The base is carved withAchilles, after the antique marble by Filippo Albacini 1825. A well detailed sculpture depicting the Trojan warriors final blow after the epic battle with the Trojan prince Paris. Achilles knew from a prophecy that he must choose between a long, uneventful life without glory, or a short life with eternal fame. This ancient Greek sculpture of Achilles, depicts the moment he gets struck by an arrow, that has pierced his heel, his only vulnerable point.