Meeting of Achilles and Hector
Master of Girart de Roussillon
1455
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Master of Girart de Roussillon
1455
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Meeting of Achilles and Hector is a 1455 by Master of Girart de Roussillon, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This tiny, colorful scene shows a group of men on horseback in a grassy field. One rider in blue leads a white horse, while others in bright red, green, and brown stand around him. The background has rolling hills and a few trees, and the edges of the page have fancy blue decorations. The text around the picture is in an old language, and the horses and riders look stiff but detailed. This kind of small, painted image was often glued into books back then. Look up Renaissance next to see how this style changed art.
