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The Visual Legacy of Alexander the Great from the Renaissance to the Age of Revolution

By Víctor Mínguez; Inmaculada Rodríguez-Moya

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2024
ISBN
9781032546643, 9781032549903, 9781003428428
DOI
10.4324/9781003428428
LCC
N7587.A4
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (17272396 bytes)
Series
Routledge Research in Art History
Edition
1
Pages
xii; 204\217
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2023-11-26 15:43:37
356 B.C.-323 B.C.—Art; Nine Worthies in art; Alexa356 B.C.-323 B.C.—Influence; Europe—Kings and ruleAlexanderthe Great

Description

This is an analysis of the diverse facets of Alexander the Great’s image from the Renaissance era through the Baroque into the nineteenth century. Perceived as the first sovereign ruler of the world, for centuries Alexander became an exemplar for the most ambitious kings and emperors. This cultural phenomenon flourished above all in the Renaissance while extending into the nineteenth century. Early modern monarchs’ identification with Alexander associated them with ideas of kingly wisdom. Yet this admiration waned on occasions. Napoleon was Alexander of Macedonia’s most ardent critic. During the nineteenth century, the Macedonian hero was viewed as an individual who won control of the Achaemenid empire, but also underwent a progressive moral decline that converted him into a tyrant. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history and iconography.

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