Pyrrhus and Andromache at Hector's Tomb
1850
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
1850
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
In the painting, a shirtless man in a red cloak stands over a kneeling woman and a small boy. The woman clutches the boy’s arm while reaching toward the man, who points dramatically toward a distant city. Behind them, a crowd watches from a raised platform, and a helmet lies on the ground. The sky is stormy, and smoke rises from the city’s walls. The small boy’s face is turned away, hiding his expression. The scene feels tense, like a moment pulled from a story. This painting is at the Museum of Ethnography.
