Alexander Setting Fire to Persepolis

Bernhard Rode

Associated Names
Bernhard Rode

Artist, German, 1725 - 1797

This is a drawing of an armored figure holding a sword amidst a scene of destruction. The figure is shown in a dynamic posture, surrounded by architectural ruins and a cloud of smoke or dust in the background. The style features sepia tones and intricate line work emphasizing the textures and details of the armor and cloak.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash over graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.5 x 18.7 cm (9 5/8 x 7 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1988.4.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unidentified collector (S, not in Lugt); C.G. Matthes (Lugt 2871); (Eva Dencker-Winkler); purchased 1988 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1987

  • Eva Dencker-Winkler, Zurich: Spring 1987, no.19.

1989

  • Kaufmann 1989, cat.no. 43.

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: An die Könige / I 20.; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: E Rode.; lower right verso in graphite: -TET-; vertical along right edge in graphite: COAA/NRR

Watermarks

partial fleur-de-lis

Wikidata ID

Q64537373

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