The Portraits of Alexander

The Portraits of Alexander

The unusual personality of Alexander the Great is reflected in an extraordinary number of portraits. They begin in his early youth, and do not end with his death. They continue during the Hellenistic and Roman periods, and all subsequent periods down to modern times. The portraits of Alexander not o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Greece and Rome 1965-10, Vol.12 (2), p.183-188
1. Verfasser: Bieber, Margarete
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Cheek
Coinage
Hair
Head
Lion hunting
Lions
Mosaic
Portraits
Sarcophagi
Statues
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Zusammenfassung:The unusual personality of Alexander the Great is reflected in an extraordinary number of portraits. They begin in his early youth, and do not end with his death. They continue during the Hellenistic and Roman periods, and all subsequent periods down to modern times. The portraits of Alexander not only reflect the different phases of his short life but become an artistic motif for all following periods.
ISSN:0017-3835
1477-4550
DOI:10.1017/S0017383500015345