He went to Tauris with Pylades and the pair were at once imprisoned by the people, among whom the custom was to sacrifice all strangers to Artemis. Tel +34 91 330 2800. 53-60 [59]. This act purified Orestes, freeing him from his divine punishment. Museo Nacional del Prado, La Guía del Prado, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2008, pp. While Pylades seems to be a very minor character, he is arguably the most vital piece of Orestes' plan to avenge his father.

This act purified Orestes, freeing him from his divine punishment.

Print artworks available in our catalogue in high quality and your preferred size and finish. In composing Pylades and Orestes West was heavily influenced by the neo-classical history paintings of Gavin Hamilton (1723–98) and Anton Raphael Mengs (1728–79), whom he had known during his studies in Italy between 1760 and 1763. 174.

Museo Nacional del Prado. Pylades is Orestes ’s close friend. Museo Nacional del Prado, Escultura clásica: guía, Fundación Marcelino Botín; Museo del Prado, Santander, 1999, pp. ‘Noble and Patriotic’. His lines come at the moment Orestes begins to falter and second-guess his decision to kill his mother.

In the end she recognises Orestes and escapes with him and Pylades.

He particularly admired the sculptural friezes on classical tombs and the Renaissance frescoes of Raphael. Ausführliches Lexikon der griechischen und römischen Mythologie, https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pylades&oldid=173138572, „Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike“.

The play is set before the court of Agamemnon in Argos. Intercambios, influjos y préstamos en escultura moderna europea.

This work shows Orestes and Pylades, legendary models of friendship, offering a sacrifice after having returned to Tauris with the image of Artemis (the statuette on the right). The executioner has his club ready and the fire is already burning furiously.

In the Sophocles version, Orestes pretends to be dead and Pylades carries the urn supposedly holding his friend's remains. The relationship between Orestes and Pylades has been presented by some authors of the Roman era as romantic or homoerotic. Before Iphigenia, and separating her from the two men, is a low altar upon which the two men are to be sacrificed for their act of sacrilege. 193-202. The dialogue Erotes ("Affairs of the Heart"), attributed to Lucian, compares the merits and advantages of heterosexuality and homoeroticism, and Orestes and Pylades are presented as the principal representatives of a loving friendship: In 1734, George Frederic Handel's opera Oreste (based on Giangualberto Barlocci’s Roman libretto of 1723), was premiered in London's Covent Garden. Actas congreso internacional 20-21 Oct.2011, 2014, pp. Schröder, Stephan F., Catálogo de la escultura clásica: Museo del Prado, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 1993, pp. The two semi-naked men have been arrested for trying to steal a gold statue of the goddess Diana from the temple. 367-374. A creation of Augustan classicism, this group of sculptures is a superb reflection of that period’s eclecticism. 73. By 1802 West had reacquired the picture, selling it once more, this time to the influential collector Sir George Beaumont. Un grupo de marmol de Carrara que representa a Castor y Polux. But here Iphigenia recognises the man in the red drapery as her long-lost brother, Orestes. Madrid Museo Nacional del Prado, Catálogo de la Escultura, Patronato Nacional de Museos, Madrid, 1981. 30. 528. In The Libation Bearers, the second play of Aeschylus' trilogy The Oresteia, Pylades speaks only once. 142. Azcue Brea, Leticia, El origen de las colecciones de escultura del Museo del Prado. Haskell, Francis, Taste and the Antique. "He must have changed many lines," I said to Alan, who had supervised the production. 14.06.2017 - 10.09.2017. Pylades (griechisch Πυλάδης) ist in der griechischen Mythologie der Sohn des Königs Strophios von Phokis und der Anaxibia, der Schwester des Agamemnon[1] (die auch als Kydragora[2] oder Astyoche[3] bezeichnet wird). Hubner, Emil, Die Antiken Bildwerke in Madrid, Druck Und Verlag Von Georg Reimer, Berlín, 1862, pp. 30-41. Schmitz, Brigitte, 'Abbild leibild-die Ildefonso-Gruppe in der deutschen kunst' En:, El legado de Johann Joachim Winckelmann en España. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pylades&oldid=971767052, Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 8 August 2020, at 03:03. Following the Cardinal’s death, the piece became a part of the collections of Christine of Sweden.

However, in 1766, the year of its exhibition, Alexander Geddes (1737–1802) purchased the picture from West for one hundred guineas, although by 1776 it belonged to the engraver and dealer Gerard Vandergucht (1696–1776), in whose posthumous sale it appeared the following year. The fame of Lucian's works in the 18th century, as well as the generally well-known tradition of Greco-Roman heroic homoeroticism, made it natural for theatre audiences of that period to have recognized an intense, romantic, if not positively homoerotic quality, to the relationship between Orestes and Pylades. West’s narrative is taken from the third act of a play by the classical author Euripides (480–406 BC) entitled Iphigenia in Tauris. 41-43, n.28.

Núm. They are arguing about which of them should sacrifice himself for the other. In Greek mythology, Pylades (/ˈpaɪlədiːz/; Greek: Πυλάδης) is the son of King Strophius of Phocis and of Anaxibia, who is the daughter of Atreus and sister of Agamemnon and Menelaus. Does this text contain inaccurate information or language that you feel we should improve or change? Iphegenia has not yet realised that her brother is standing opposite her. After a conflict of mutual affection, Pylades at last yields, but the letter brought about a recognition between brother and sister, and all three escaped together, carrying with them the image of Artemis.[5]. Other authors identified these statues as the brothers Castor and Pollux. The Lure of Classical Sculpture 1500-1900, Yale University Press, Londres, 1982, pp. Apollo arrived to settle the situation and gave them all instructions, including one for Pylades to marry Orestes' sister Electra. It is Pylades who convinces Orestes to follow through with his plan for revenge and carry out the murder. See Also: Agamemnon, Menelaus, Trojan War, Clytemnestra, Aegisthus, Orestes, Erinyes, Artemis, Apollo, Iphigenia, Pylades: GreekMythology.com - Oct 18, 2020, Greek Mythology iOS Volume Purchase Program VPP for Education App. However, their attempt failed through the intervention of the gods. The relationship between Orestes and Pylades has been presented by some authors of the Roman era as romantic or homoerotic. It then entered the collection of the first Bourbon king of Spain, Felipe V (1683-1746). The identities of the three were soon revealed to each other and they managed to escape back to Greece. Museo Nacional del Prado, El Museo del Prado: la colección de escultura, artes decorativas y dibujos, Museo Nacional del Prado, 2009. Setting. Print. The relationship between Orestes and Pylades has been presented by some authors of the Roman era (not by classic Greek tragedians) as romantic or homoerotic.

528. In his version, Orestes, his sister Electra, and his cousin and friend Pylades are condemned to death by the men of… New York: Random House, Inc., 2006. The Beaumont Gift 1828, exhibition catalogue, National Gallery, London 1988, p.56, no.13, reproduced in colour. Januar 2018 um 19:42 Uhr bearbeitet.

One of them must be sacrificed on the altar.

The dialogue Erotes ("Affairs of the Heart"), attributed to Lucian, compares the merits and advantages of heterosexuality and homoeroticism, and Orestes and Pylades are presented as the principal representatives of a loving friendship: Pylades returned to his homeland, but was exiled by his father for taking part in the crime. In modern times, the Roman portrait of Antinuous was added to the left torso. There he was raised with Pylades, and so considered him to be his closest friend. I Encuentro europeo de museos con colecciones de escultura, 2012, pp. Pylades was the prince of Phocis, son of King Strophius and Queen Anaxibia. Pylades. Cardinal Camillo Massimo and his antiquarian and artisctic circle: Giovanni Pietro Bellori,Claude Lorrain,Nicolas Poussin, Diego Velázquez., P.Holberton-C.Estd.Europa Hispánica, Londres Madrid, 2010, pp. Orestes had been sent to Phocis during his mother Clytemnestra's affair with Aegisthus. In order to escape the persecutions of the Erinyes, Orestes had been ordered by Apollo to go to Tauris, carry off the statue of Artemis which had fallen from heaven, and bring it to Athens. 207-215. According to Sir George Beaumont (1753–1827), who presented the present picture to the National Gallery in 1826, the young American artist, Benjamin West, painted Pylades and Orestes ‘immediately on his arrival in England’, presumably in 1763, when he arrived from Italy (National Gallery, p.56).

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), After the assassination of Roman Emperor Pertinax by the Pretorian Guard and the auctioning of the Emperorship, the new Emperor Didius Julianus celebrated with "A magnificent feast was prepared by his order, and he amused himself till a very late hour, with dice, and the performances of Pylades, a celebrated dancer. According to Pausanias, Pylades killed two sons of Nauplius (Oeax and Nausimedon) who had come to aid Aegisthus.[3]. They then took hostage Hermione, daughter of Helen and Menelaus. [1] He is mostly known for his friendship with his cousin Orestes, son of Agamemnon. 1239-1241. But Orestes refused to take the letter, claiming Pylades was the fitter person to do so, and thus showed himself almost to be the lover rather than the beloved. Museo Nacional del Prado, Catálogo de la Escultura, por A. Blanco, Madrid, 1957, pp.