The Story of Troy, left unfinished, by Edward Burne-Jones, (born 1833-died 1898)in 1889. Oil on canvas. This design for a three dimensional work combining architecture, painting and sculpture was never completed. The theme is from the Iliad of Homer, describing the war between the Greeks and the Trojans, caused by the abduction of the Spartan Queen, Helen, by the Trojan prince, Paris. Birmingham Museum.
The Story of Troy, left unfinished, by Edward Burne-Jones, (born 1833-died 1898)in 1889. Oil on canvas. This design for a three dimensional work combining architecture, painting and sculpture was never completed. The theme is from the Iliad of Homer, describing the war between the Greeks and the Trojans, caused by the abduction of the Spartan Queen, Helen, by the Trojan prince, Paris. Birmingham Museum.
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