Thetis Giving Achilles His Arms 

This painting, “Thetis Giving Achilles His Arms”, by the Italian Renaissance artist Giulio Romano (c. 1499 – November 1, 1546) shows the mythological moment when the sea-nymph Thetis, mother of Achilles, gives him his armor, preparing him for battle in the Trojan War. It is a depiction of a famous scene from Greek mythology that was likely intended for a larger work and reflects Romano’s mastery of human anatomy and the use of light and shadow in the Mannerist style.