Harvard Art Museums > 2007.43: Achilles Dragging the Body of Hector Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Achilles Dragging the Body of Hector (Pietro Testa) , 2007.43,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/316189. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2007.43 People Pietro Testa, Italian (Lucca, Italy 1611 - 1650 Rome, Italy) Title Achilles Dragging the Body of Hector Classification Prints Work Type print Date 17th century Culture Italian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/316189 Physical Descriptions Technique Etching Dimensions plate and sheet: 27 x 42.5 cm (10 5/8 x 16 3/4 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: l.c., P. Testa fecit l.l. Arnoldus Van Wefterhout Excudit Romae Sup. perm. Provenance Recorded Ownership History William S. Lieberman, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2007 State, Edition, Standard Reference Number State ii Standard Reference Number Bartsch 22 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of William S. Lieberman Accession Year 2007 Object Number 2007.43 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Commentary Pietro Testa produced hundreds of drawings after antique sculpture for Cassiano dal Pozzo's Paper Museum, later drawing on this experience for his many etched scenes from antiquity. This one shows a climactic moment in the Trojan War, when Achilles, roused out of his silence by the killing of his friend Patroclus, kills King Priam's son Hector. Incensed with wrath, Achilles takes his vengeance a step further, and drags Hector's body from his chariot around the walls of Troy. The king and his wife, who were unable to dissuade this shameful act, remain on top of the walls. She faints at the sight of her son's body being dragged through the dust; not at his noble death. This print is part of Testa's incomplete Life of Achilles series, which only comprised three prints. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
