The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 21, 2024
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)
Location: not on view
Description
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.- purchased from (Kennedy and Co., NY)
- Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 3-October 26, 1997).Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/3/97 - 10/26/97. "Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620."
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1944.19