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This scene is on the wall of the room of Homer.
Achilles sits on the balustrade of a balcony in a loggia on the seashore, his legs dangling illusionistically down into the viewer's space, and bemoans his fate. Out in the water, his mother, the sea-goddess Thetis, appears in the company of a Nereid, and attempts to console him. The picture, largely bereft of figures, with its expansive view of the sea attempts to capture the sad mood of the hero.
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