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Birth of Alexander, n.d. Creator: Unknown.

Birth of Alexander, n.d. Creator: Unknown.

2-932-776 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Birth of Alexander, n.d. King Philip finds a huge snake in the bed next to his wife Olympias, who may have practiced a mystery cult that involved snake-handling. The snake was said to be Zeus Ammon in disguise.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
After
  1. Polidoro da Caravaggio: Italian: Artist, painter
Subject
  1. Alexander the Great: Macedonian: King of Macedonia
Medium
  1. Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on ivory laid paper, laid down on tan wove paper
Picture Type
  1. Prints and drawings
Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Mythology

People Other

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2665x3000
File Size : 23,423kb

Aliases

  1. 81892
  1. 1922.622
  1. 1000043515
  1. 2-932-776
  1. 2932776
  1. 81892

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