ElectraArtwork through the ages

Electra at the Tomb of AgamemnonOil on canvasc. 1868-1869Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton

Orestes Pursued by the Furies

Oil on Canvas

1884

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Clytemnestra after the murder c. 1882Oil on canvasJohn Maler Collier (1850–1934)

Leda and The Swanc. 1860Oil on CanvasPaul Prosper Tillier

The Love of Paris and HelenOil on canvas1789Jacques-Louis DavidPhoto Credit: Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Arts

Achilles Greets the Ambassadors of Agamemnon

Oil on Canvas

1800

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Photo Credit: Erich Lessing

Clytemnestra Hesitating to Strike Agamemnon in His Sleep, While Aegisthus, Her Accomplice, Presses Her

Oil on Canvas

1817

Pierre Guérin Photo Credit: Erich Lessing

Pylades and Orestes Brought as Victims Before Iphigenia

Oil on canvas

1766

Benjamin West

Orestes and Electra

School of Pasiteles

40-25 BCE

White Marble Statue

(c) 2006, SCALA, Florence / ART RESOURCE, N.Y.

Achilles Pursued by the River God Xanthus

Oil on Canvas

1831

Frédéric Henri Schopin

Bibliography• Leighton, Frederic. Electra at the Tomb of Agamemnon. 1868-

1869. http://www.frederic-leighton.org. Web. 22 September, 2010.

• Bouguereau, William-Adolphe. Orestes Pursued by the Furies. 1884. ARTstor . Web. 22 Septhember, 2010.

• Collier, John Maler. Clytemnestra after the murder. 1882. http://www.philipresheph.com. Web. 22 September,

2010. • Tillier, Paul Prosper. Leda and The Swan. 1860.

http://www.artchive.com/. Web. 22 September, 2010.

• David, Jacques-Louis . The Love of Paris and Helen. 1789. Musée du Louvre. ARTstor . Web. 22 September, 2010.

• Ingres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique. Achilles Greets the Ambassadors of Agamemnon. 1800. Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts. ARTstor . Web. 22

Septhember, 2010.

Bibliography

• Guérin, Pierre . Clytemnestra Hesitating to Strike Agamemnon in His Sleep, While Aegisthus, Her Accomplice, Presses Her. 1817. Musée du Louvre. ARTstor . Web. 22 September, 2010.

• West, Benjamin. Pylades and Orestes Brought as Victims Before Iphigenia. 1766. ARTstor . Web. 22 September, 2010.

• School of Pasiteles. Orestes and Electra. 40-25 BCE. Museo archeologico nazionale di Napoli. ARTstor . Web. 22 September, 2010.

• Schopin, Frédéric Henri. Achilles Pursued by the River God Xanthus. 1831. Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts. ARTstor . Web. 22 Septhember, 2010