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Mínguez, Víctor; Rodríguez-Moya, Inmaculada

 
9781032546643: The Visual Legacy of Alexander the Great from the Renaissance to the Age of Revolution
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1032546646 ISBN 13 : 9781032546643
Editeur : Routledge, 2023

Synopsis

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. Early modern monarchs' identification with Alexander associated them with ideas of kingly wisdom. Yet this admiration waned on occasions. Napoleon was Alexander of Macedonia's most ardent critic. During the nineteenth century, the Macedonian hero was viewed as an individual who won control of the Achaemenid empire, but also underwent a progressive moral decline that converted him into a tyrant.

The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history and iconography.

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À propos de l'auteur

Víctor Mínguez is Full Professor in the University Jaume I, Spain.

Inmaculada Rodríguez-Moya is Full Professor in the University Jaume I, Spain.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1032546646
ISBN 13 
9781032546643
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
216
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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