Alexander and the High Priest of Jerusalem

Master IRs

Associated Names
Master IRs

Artist, Italian, active first half 16th century

This is a print of a kneeling figure before a standing figure with an architectural dome in the background. The scene is set on a rugged landscape. The kneeling figure is adorned in classical armor and a plumed helmet, while the standing figure wears a long robe and a large, distinctively shaped hat. The structure in the background is a large dome with ornate columns. Above the scene, the sky is portrayed with a stylized cloud. The image is rendered in a highly detailed black and white engraving style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 24.8 x 19.6 cm (9 3/4 x 7 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1968.18.20

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 5, p.299, no. 27, State i

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 348.

Bibliography

1938

  • Hind, Arthur M. Early Italian Engraving; a critical catalogue with complete reproductions of all the prints described. 7 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 1938-1948.

1973

  • Levenson et al. 1973, no.186.

Watermarks

present but not identified

Wikidata ID

Q65511223

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