Alexander the Great and the High Priest of Jerusalem (mid 1540s): Art, History and Details
Alexander the Great and the High Priest of Jerusalem at the Cleveland Museum of Art: mid 1540s, engraving. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Alexander the Great and the High Priest of Jerusalem (mid 1540s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Master IRs (Italian).
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
According to ancient legend, when Alexander the Great (356–323 BC) came into the presence of the high priest of Jerusalem, he was so awestruck by the priest's piety that he approached the holy man on his knees.
Object facts
- Title: Alexander the Great and the High Priest of Jerusalem
- Date: mid 1540s
- Creator attribution: Master IRs (Italian)
- Culture: Italy
- Type: Print
- Technique: engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 25.3 x 19.8 cm (9 15/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
- Collection: PR - Engraving
- Department: Prints
- Accession number: 1944.19
Collection credit
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
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See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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