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Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles, about 1740. Creator: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.

Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles, about 1740. Creator: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.

3-035-559 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles, about 1740. Additional Info: A boyish artist gazes longingly at the regal woman whose portrait he is painting. The young artist is Alexander the Great's court painter, Apelles, whom ancient writers considered the greatest artist of their time. According to Pliny's Natural History of 77 A.D., Alexander commissioned Apelles to paint a portrait of his favorite concubine, Campaspe.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, attributed to: Italian; Venetian: Painter, artist, draughtsman
Subject
  1. Alexander the Great: Macedonian: King of Macedonia
  2. Campaspe: Ancient Greek: Concubine
  3. Apelles: Greek: Artist, painter
Medium
  1. Canvas (textile material)
  2. Oil paint (paint)
Picture Type
  1. Painting
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Greece

  1. 39 00 00 N , 022 00 00 E
Category Hierarchy

People Royalty

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Artistic Representations Portraits

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4960x3886
File Size : 56,469kb

Aliases

  1. 2000.6
  1. 108G18
  1. 1200000159
  1. 2000.6
  1. 3-035-559
  1. 3035559

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