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Achilles preparing to avenge the death of Patroclus by 
																	Dirck van Baburen

Dirck van Baburen

( Dutch, 1595 - 1624 )

Achilles preparing to avenge the death of Patroclus

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Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

80.31 in. (204.00 cm.) (height) by 112.99 in. (287.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed indistinctly, Baburen, on the belt, l.l.; dated 1624, on the belt, l.l.

Exhibited:

Utrecht, Centraal Museum, on loan 1998-2000. Sydney, The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Darkness and Light, Caravaggio and His World , 29 November 2003 - 22 February 2004, no. 11 Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria, 11 March - 30 May 2004. Milan, Palazzo Reale, Caravaggio e l'Europa , 15 October 2005 - 6 February 2006, no. v4.

Literature:

L. Slatkes, 'Bringing Ter Brugghen and Baburen up-to-date', Bulletin de Musée National de Varsovie , 1996, pp. 205-6.

Provenance:

Probably acquired by the Achille-Fould family in the 19th century Château de Beychevelle, Pauillac, France until 1977.

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