1st Edition

The Visual Legacy of Alexander the Great from the Renaissance to the Age of Revolution

216 Pages 20 Color & 50 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

216 Pages 20 Color & 50 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

216 Pages 20 Color & 50 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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This is an analysis of the diverse facets of Alexander the Great’s image from the Renaissance era through the Baroque into the nineteenth century. Perceived as the first sovereign ruler of the world, for centuries Alexander became an exemplar for the most ambitious kings and emperors. This cultural phenomenon flourished above all in the Renaissance while extending into the nineteenth century.... Read more

1. Literary Preface: “Like Alexander” 2. Imitatio Alexandri: The sovereign of the world 3. Alexander and Fame: The best of nine 4. Alexander and Destiny: Alexandrian emblems for humanist princes 5. Alexander the Conqueror: Issus, West against East 6. Alexander, King of Asia: “Virtue is worthy of the empire of the world” 7. Alexander the Clement: The royal virtue of clemency and its representation in the guise of Alexander in European courts 8. Alexander in the Palace: Scenes from court life 9. Alexander and Architecture: One empire and eight architectural wonders 10. Alexander’s Cadaver: The king beholds the king’s corpse, melancholy and vanitas regia 11. Archaeological Epilogue: A re-encounter at Gaugamela with the Alexander of Antiquity