Phaeton asking Apollo to drive the Sun chariot

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West Benjamin - Phaeton asking Apollo to drive the Sun chariot
Number:072062
Title:Phaeton asking Apollo to drive the Sun chariot
Artist: West, Benjamin (1738-1820)
Museum: Musée du Louvre, Paris
Method: Oil on canvas
Created: 1804
School: Great Britain
Category: Mythology, Allegory and Literature
Trend in art: Neoclassicism
Keywords: Roman mythology, Ovid, Metamorphoses, Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman, Apollo, Gods, Ancient literature, Phaethon, Phaeton, Chariot, Apollon, Chariot of the Sun