MAKE A MEME View Large Image Francesco Fontebasso - Family of Darius before Alexander.JPG Artwork Creator Francesco Fontebasso Amid the richly decorated field tents of his victorious army Alexander the Great pays a visit to the family of Darius the Persian emperor whom ...
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Keywords: Francesco Fontebasso - Family of Darius before Alexander.JPG Artwork Creator Francesco Fontebasso Amid the richly decorated field tents of his victorious army Alexander the Great pays a visit to the family of Darius the Persian emperor whom he has just defeated Darius's family has mistaken Alexander's companion Hephaestion for the great military leader and Hephaestion points to Alexander who is shown extending his right hand as a gesture of clemency The battle between Alexander and Darius's forces took place in 330 B C but Francesco Fontabasso's fanciful representation of this episode relies on a mixture of Roman Renaissance and wholly invented details of armor and costume to create the atmosphere of the classical military camp 1750 oil canvas cm 127 32 165 42 institution Dallas Museum of Art accession number 1964 110 https //www dma org/collection/artwork/francesco-salvator-fontebasso/family-darius-alexander Dallas Museum of Art object history credit line Dallas Museum of Art gift of Colonel C Michael Paul exhibition history 1 Dallas Museum of Art<br/>2 41077~207184 PD-old-100 Francesco Fontebasso Paintings in the Dallas Museum of Art Paintings of Alexander the Great Darius III 1750 paintings 18th-century art in Italy
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