Alexander the Great and the High Priest of Jerusalem

mid 1540s
(Italian)
Sheet: 25.3 x 19.8 cm (9 15/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
Catalogue raisonné: Illus.Bartsch 23 (XXVIII Commentary.22)
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According to ancient legend, when Alexander the Great (356–323 BC) came into the presence of the high priest of Jerusalem, he was so awestruck by the priest's piety that he approached the holy man on his knees.
Alexander the Great and the High Priest of Jerusalem

Alexander the Great and the High Priest of Jerusalem

mid 1540s

Master IRs

(Italian)
Italy, 16th century

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