Caption

Alexander of Macedon in the camp of King Darius, according to Charles Le Brun Title: La famille de Darius aux pieds d'Alexandre otherwise known as La tente de Darius Artist: Bechon, Charles 1732–1812 painter; after Le Brun, Charles 1619–1690 Subject: Alexander III the Great 356–323 BC in the camp of Darius III Codomanus ca. 380–330 BC, in front of Darius's tent after a major battle near Myriandos 333 BC. Scene includes military figures, women, rulers, soldiers in armor and helmets, trees, plants, animals, clouds, and landscape elements; genre scene set in antiquity with costumes and symbols. Technique: Miniature painted in miniature technique Date: circa 1800 Medium/Support: miniature Dimensions: height 15.6 cm, width 21.8 cm Provenance: unknown Additional notes: Scene description confirmed by an old inventory entry., A painted scene on a rectangular canvas shows a group of people gathered under trees and draped cloth, with worn fabric edges around the canvas. In the center stand two figures in armor with helmets and plumed crests, one wearing blue drapery and the other with a red sash, surrounded by attendants and onlookers. To the right a cluster of women and children in various gowns and headpieces kneel or sit, one woman reaching toward the central figures and another bending forward in a richly patterned yellow and blue dress. Behind them are several standing adults with varied expressions and head coverings. To the left are more figures including a seated man near an assortment of metallic vessels and decorative objects on the ground, and further back a group of helmeted soldiers and a tented encampment. The scene includes trees with green foliage, a blue drapery backdrop, and a palette featuring blues, greens, reds, yellows, whites, browns, and metallic gray tones.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A17_303

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50.2Mb (4.2Mb) / 16.2in x 12.1in / 4846 x 3624 (300dpi)

Keywords

Alexander Macedon camp King Darius according Charles Le Brun Title La famille de Darius aux pieds d'Alexandre otherwise La tente de Darius Artist Bechon Charles 1732–1812 painter Le Brun Charles 1619–1690 Subject Alexander III Great 356–323 BC Darius III Codomanus ca 380–330 Bc front Darius's tent major battle near Myriandos 333 BC Scene includes military figures women rulers soldiers armor helmets trees plants animals clouds landscape elements genre scene set antiquity costumes symbols Technique Miniature painted miniature technique Date circa 1800 Medium Support miniature Dimensions height 15.6 cm width 21.8 cm Provenance unknown Additional notes Scene description confirmed old inventory entry painted scene rectangular canvas group people gathered under trees draped cloth worn fabric edges canvas center stand two figures plumed crests wearing blue drapery red sash surrounded attendants onlookers right cluster children various gowns headpieces kneel sit woman reaching central figures another bending forward richly patterned yellow blue dress them several standing adults varied expressions head coverings left figures seated man near assortment metallic vessels decorative objects ground further back helmeted soldiers tented encampment scene green foliage blue drapery backdrop palette featuring blues greens reds yellows whites browns metallic gray tones.