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The Sacrifice of Polyxena is a 17th-century painting by Italian artist Giovanni Francesco Romanelli. Done in oil on canvas, the painting depicts the death of Polyxena, a captive Trojan princess sacrificed to appease the ghost of the Greek hero Achilles, whom had been killed by the Trojans. The painting is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]

Artist	Giovanni Francesco Romanelli
Year	c. 1610-1660
Dimensions	197.5 cm × 223.5 cm (77.8 in × 88.0 in)
Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

See also

• The Sacrifice of Polyxena (Charles Le Brun) - a contemporary painting of the same title and concerning the same subject.

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