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

ca. 1512-1530
16th century
250 x 395 mm (9.8 x 15.6 in.)

Copy of an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi, Italian, (ca. 1470-1482–1527-1534)
After Raphael, Italian, (1483–1520)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Engraving on laid paper

Print impression quality: Uneven; plate worn upper left, upper right, and lower right

Bibliography: Bartsch 207 (vol. 14); Illustrated Bartsch 207 A (168); Johann David Passavant 117 (vol. 6); Henri Delaborde 190 (reproduced).

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1937

Accession Number: 1937.D1.89

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death, graves*, literature (writings), mythology

death
graves - Excavations in the earth used for burial; for constructions raised over or around burial sites, use "tombs." [April 1993 related term added.]
literature (writings)
mythology

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plate Dimensions: 250 x 395 mm (9.8 x 15.6 in.)

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Marcantonio Raimondi, Italian, (ca. 1470-1482–1527-1534) Raphael, Italian, (1483–1520) . Alexander the Great Preserving the Works of Homer in Achilles' Sarcophagus, ca. 1512-1530. Engraving on laid paper. plate : 250 x 395 mm (9.8 x 15.6 in.). DAC accession number 1937.D1.89. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1937. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: M. Johnston) .

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