File:Francesco Fontebasso - Family of Darius before Alexander.JPG
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[edit]Francesco Fontebasso: Family of Darius Before Alexander
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Family of Darius Before Alexander  |
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| Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amid the richly decorated field tents of his victorious army, Alexander the Great pays a visit to the family of Darius, the Persian emperor whom he has just defeated. Darius's family has mistaken Alexander's companion, Hephaestion, for the great military leader, and Hephaestion points to Alexander, who is shown extending his right hand as a gesture of clemency. The battle between Alexander and Darius's forces took place in 330 B.C., but Francesco Fontabasso's fanciful representation of this episode relies on a mixture of Roman, Renaissance, and wholly invented details of armor and costume to create the atmosphere of the classical military camp. |
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| Date | 1750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on canvas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 127.3 cm (50.1 in); width: 165.4 cm (65.1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1964.110 |
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| Credit line | Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Colonel C. Michael Paul | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| References | Dallas Museum of Art | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1. Dallas Museum of Art 2. The AMICA Library |
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| 15:25, 15 September 2010 |  | 600 × 462 (54 KB) | Adrienlenoir (talk | contribs) | {{Information |Description={{en|1=Painting: ''Family of Darius before Alexander'', by Francesco Fontebasso. Current location: Dallas Museum of Art}} |Source=Dallas Museum of Art |Author=Francesco Fontebasso |Date=1750 |Permission= |other_versions= }} [[C |
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