Sujet

Alexander Fights with a Lion and Kills Clitus; Livre des fais d'Alexandre le grant, about 1470-1475. Creator: Master of the Jardin de vertueuse consolation.

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Alexander Fights with a Lion and Kills Clitus; Livre des fais d'Alexandre le grant, about 1470-1475. Additional Info: In front of the remains of a drunken banquet, the young king Alexander stabs the general Clitus. Alexander had belittled the achievements of his own father, King Philip of Macedonia. This enraged Clitus, one of the old generals of the Macedonian army, who spoke out against the young king. Alexander then killed him. Outside on the right, another scene unfolds. Using a spiked club, Alexander slays a lion. Although the text describes his weapon as a hunting spear, the club shown here suggests a parallel between Alexander and Herakles, who fought the Nemean lion with his club.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

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HRM24A76_407

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Droits gérés

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88,0Mo (7,6Mo) / 39,4cm x 56,0cm / 4651 x 6612 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people arts country French France writing monarch art color fighting king fight decoration quarrel royal death medieval ancient Greek Greece military text location century conquest page ink argument arguing general drunk royalty concept killing border disagreement drunkenness decorated manuscript lettering disagreeing disputing drunken calligraphy quarrelsome commander Colour Macedonia Macedonian mediaeval Middle Ages 15th century 4th century BC fifteenth century illuminated manuscript sovereign tempera Alexander the Great manuscript King of Macedonia Alexander III of Macedon Iskander Iskandar King Philip II Philip II Philip of Macedon Macedon Failakus Alexander III of Macedonia Philip of King of Macedon Philip II of Macedon Heritage Art folio recto Tempera colours gold leaf gold paint and ink Master of the Jardin de vertueuse consolation Jardin de vertueuse consolation Master Cleitus the Black Cleitus Clitus Phillip II Philip II of Macedonia