| Description |
1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Series |
Routledge Research in Art History Series |
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Routledge Research in Art History Series
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Alexander's Ancient Authors, Renaissance Humanists, and Altdorfer's Painting -- 3. Alexander among the Nine Worthies and the Uomini Famosi -- 4. Alexander in Renaissance Rome -- 5. Depicting the Macedonian King beyond Rome -- 6. Alexander's Court Painter, Apelles, and His Fame among Renaissance Artists -- 7. The King's Horse, Bucephalus -- 8. Alexander in Renaissance Tapestries and Petrarch's Triumph of Fame |
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9. Alexander at the Château de Fontainebleau -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
This volume explores the images of Alexander the Great during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, how they came about and why they were so popular |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Nine Worthies in art.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781040016183 |
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1040016189 |
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