nice pics

[lobelia321]

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Achilles kills Hector, 5th C. BC, vase in the British Museum

(Link =http://www.bildindex.de/bilder/fmlac10475_41c.jpg)

More on this krater here.


Sosias Painter, Achilles binding Patroclus's wound, 6th C. BC, cup, Antikensammlung, Berlin (note the delicate genitals and tracery of veins on P's foot; note also P's beard which shows that he is the elder of the two)

(Link = http://www.utexas.edu/courses/mymyth/pics23/RA9901040026.jpg)

And here's the same cup in glorious colour:

(Link = http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/wat1/get_picture?ref=8293-3231-3826.4&type=medium)

More ancient Greek vase paintings of Achilles and co here.

And now for something more modern, to wit Ingres, Achilles receiving the ambassadors of Agamemnon, 1801 (the ambassadors from left to right are Odysseus, Phoenix and hunky Ajax; Briseis is in the background left)

(Link = http://www.culture.gouv.fr/ENSBA/Icones/Ingres.gif)



Makes quite a nice change from the old Brad / Garrett, eh?

Comments

[sheldrake.livejournal.com]

Lovely. :)

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

Hello, Shelbear. I tried to ring you last night but a young clueless boy answered your mobile. He had never heard of either Shel nor rl-name-you.

????

[sheldrake.livejournal.com]

Well, I was at the cinema last night, so unless there was someone in my house... oo-er...

I've emailed you my number just to check, I'm sure it must be a case of wrong number. I hope!

[as-i-am.livejournal.com]

Dammit, why didn't they spend the whole movie naked for the sake of historical accuracy?

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

Hear, hear!!!

I see London, I see France . . .

[brightest-blue.livejournal.com]

OMG, I remember that very vase in the Antikensammlung! I spent one glorious afternoon in there and it wasn't nearly enough. And what you say about Brad/Garrett is heresy, I tell you! Thou shalt be smited by the gods of smut.

Re: I see London, I see France . . .

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

Ack, you iconised it!!!!!!

My comment on Brad/Garrett is not heresy. Note that I say that these images 'make a nice change'. I do not say they should replace!

Variety, spice, life, et cetera.

Oh, and penises.

*g*

Re: I see London, I see France . . .

[brightest-blue.livejournal.com]

Penises! *takes back the smiting* So sorry- hope it wasn't too painful. :-)

Re: I see London, I see France . . .

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

Well, whoops, we've seen Brad's penis, of course. *coughs* How could I forget??

[resonant8.livejournal.com]

I just finished reading Barry Unsworth's "The Songs of the Kings" -- have you read it? I thought it was terrific. But now I can't see Ajax without wanting to laugh at him because of the way he was portrayed in the book.

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

Barry Unsworth? Never heard of him. *takes note*

[rosemending.livejournal.com]

Is that Patroclus' dick in the large b/w detail? And why does it look like a pea pod sticking out of a pair of over ripe figs? I have noticed that in Greek nudes the penises are very artistic and dangly. Although, dangly in an attractive way. *stares* That's gorgeous.

p.s. where can I read that teaser fragment that you locked, I missed out due to inattention to the net!

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

Techie nightmares have prevented me from replying until now! And yes, that is his dick all right. Why would I have posted otherwise? *heh* Thanks for your kind interest in my teaser fragment but I pulled that because I was won round to the conviction that a) posting teasers is not a good idea and b) posting this particular teaser gave everyone entirely the wrong idea of what this fic was about, especially people who didn't already know my fic.

So, um, wait until I finish the opus? In the year 2035...? Eek.