Orestes' revenge
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From Dionysian to Apollonian: Hofhuizen’s painting from 1967 is characterized by straight, angular, flat lines and “chaos”, while the later ones are characterized by rounder forms, more colors, more use of shadows and “order”. In 1974 Electra is given a prominent place at the centre. Orestes is still killing his mother on the left, and Pylades is still taking care of Aighistos on the right. The classical drama of Orestes as seen through the eyes of Willem Hofhuizen.