Sujet

Portrait of Alexander the Great, about 320 B.C. Creator: Unknown.

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Portrait of Alexander the Great, about 320 B.C. Additional Info: Identified by his mass of leonine hair, his young idealized face, and his deep-set, upturned eyes, Alexander the Great was the first Greek ruler to understand and exploit the propagandistic powers of portraiture. Ancient literary sources say that he let only one sculptor carve his portrait: Lysippos (active ca. 370-300 B.C.), who created the standard Alexander portrait type. This life-size head, said to have been found in Megara, was part of a multi-figured group, which probably served as a funerary monument for a courtier who wanted to associate himself with the ruler. The Getty Museum has over thirty fragments of this group, which might have depicted a sacrificial scene. The participants include Alexander, his companion Hephaistion, a goddess, Herakles, a flute player, and several other figures, as well as animals and birds. The head was re-carved in antiquity. The left ear was added, the right sideburn shortened, and the lower eyelids recut.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A02_316

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

129,6Mo (4,3Mo) / 55,9cm x 58,1cm / 6603 x 6862 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Europe close up people male man men head historical stone arts country sculpture monarch art guy color nose king royal damage damaged marble ancient Greek Greece hair location century expression bust antiquity image hairstyle royalty studio shot concept close-up closeup curly hair antiquities facial expression hairdo hairdressing Colour Macedonia Macedonian Ancient Greece Blank Expression Ancient Greek propaganda history historic 4th century BC sovereign TGN Alexander the Great sculpture Unknown marble King of Macedonia Alexander III of Macedon Iskander Iskandar Lysippos Lysippus Lysipus grey background parian Alexander III of Macedonia Heritage Art King of Macedonia Male portrait Parian marble