Visual Legacy of Alexander the Great From the Renaissance to the Age - of Revolutio

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.

Sommario

1. Literary Preface: "Like Alexander" 2. Imitatio Alexandri: The sovereign of the world 3. Alexander and Fame: The best of nine 4. Alexander and Destiny: Alexandrian emblems for humanist princes 5. Alexander the Conqueror: Issus, West against East 6. Alexander, King of Asia: "Virtue is worthy of the empire of the world" 7. 8. Alexander in the Palace: Scenes from court life 9. Alexander and Architecture: One empire and eight architectural wonders 10. Alexander's Cadaver: The king beholds the king's corpse, melancholy and vanitas regia 11. Archaeological Epilogue:

Info autore

Víctor Mínguez is Full Professor in the University Jaume I, Spain.
Inmaculada Rodríguez-Moya is Full Professor in the University Jaume I, Spain.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Victor (University Jaume I Minguez, Víctor Mínguez, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Moya
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032549903
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3254990-3
• Pagine: 204
• Serie: Routledge Research in Art History
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Storia dell'arte; The arts: general issues, Ancient Greece, ART / History / General, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, The arts: general topics, ART / European / General, ART / Movements / Renaissance