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Alexander the Great and the High Priest of Jerusalem
Master IRs (Italian)mid 1540s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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.
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- Title: Alexander the Great and the High Priest of Jerusalem
- Creator: Master IRs (Italian)
- Date Created: mid 1540s
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 25.3 x 19.8 cm (9 15/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
- Provenance: purchased from (Kennedy and Co., NY)
- Type: Print
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.19
- Medium: engraving
- State of work: i/ii
- Inscriptions: VERSO, lower left, in graphite: B XV[underlined] ·22·1 ; lower center, in pen and gray-brown ink: G.[...]ck a [N...ro?] 1802. / In. N° 12617 ; lower center, in graphite: SC 11276 ; lower right, in graphite: 1883
- Department: Prints
- Culture: Italy, 16th century
- Credit Line: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
- Collection: PR - Engraving
- Accession Number: 1944.19
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