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The Greeks and the Trojans Fighting over the Body of Patroclus

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The Greeks and the Trojans Fighting over the Body of Patroclus
French: Les Grecs et les Troyens se disputant le corps de Patrocle and Grieken en Trojanen vechten om het lijk van Patroclus
ArtistAntoine Wiertz
Year1836
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions395 cm × 703 cm (156 in × 277 in)
LocationMusée des beaux-arts de Liège, Liège

The Greeks and the Trojans Fighting over the Body of Patroclus is an oil painting by Antoine Wiertz. Several versions of the painting exist. The first was made in year 1836 (Musée des beaux-arts de Liège).[citation needed]

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The painting's dimensions are 395 x 703 centimeters.[1] It is in the collection of the Antoine Wiertz Museum, one of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Les Grecs et les Troyens se disputant le corps de Patrocle and Grieken en Trojanen vechten om het lijk van Patroclus". europeana.eu. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Œuvre « Les Grecs et les Troyens se disputant le corps de Patroclus I »". fine-arts-museum.be. Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. Retrieved 5 May 2016.