Le Jeune Astianax qu'Andromaque avoit cache dans le tombeau d'Hector est arrache des bras de sa Mere par les orders d'Ulisse 1766

"Le Jeune Astianax qu'Andromaque avoit cache dans le tombeau d'Hector est arrache des bras de sa Mere par les orders d'Ulisse", created by François Philippe Charpentier in 1766, depicts a scene from Homer's Iliad. The print shows Andromache, Hector's wife, desperately clinging to her son Astianax, who is being pulled away by soldiers. This emotional scene highlights the brutality of war and the loss of innocence. The print's sepia tone, which is achieved through a technique called "chiaroscuro", adds to the sense of tragedy and drama, emphasizing the contrast between light and shadow.