Alexander the Great Preserving the Works of Homer in Achilles' Sarcophagus

Marcantonio Raimondica. 1512-1530

Details

Title: Alexander the Great Preserving the Works of Homer in Achilles' Sarcophagus
Creator: After Marcantonio Raimondi after Raphael
Date Created: ca. 1512-1530
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Gift of George W. Davison (B.A. Wesleyan 1892), 1937
Materials & Techniques: Engraving on laid paper
Keywords: death, graves, literature (writings), mythology
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 250 mm x 395 mm (9.84 in. x 15.55 in.).
Bibliography: Bartsch 207 (vol. 14); Illustrated Bartsch 207 A (168); Johann David Passavant 117 (vol. 6); Henri Delaborde 190 (reproduced)
Associated People: Copy of an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, ca. 1470/1482 - 1527/1534), After Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)
Accession Number: 1937.D1.89

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