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

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: Víctor Mínguez, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Moya
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032549903
• ISBN: 978-1-032-54990-3
• Pagine: 204
• Peso: 453 g
• Illustrazioni: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, farbige Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss, Raster, farbig
• Serie: Routledge Research in Art History
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; 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