The Family of Darius before Alexander
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The Family of Darius before Alexander is a famous 16th-century painting by Paolo Veronese depicting the defeated Persian king Darius III’s family humbly presenting themselves to Alexander the Great after the Battle of Issus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Family of Darius before Alexander canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| appliesToPart | canvas ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext | High Renaissance in Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | major example of Veronese’s large-scale history painting ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| basedOn | episode from the campaigns of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| collection | National Gallery collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic | vivid color typical of Venetian painting ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | a Venetian patrician family ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Paolo Veronese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Italian Renaissance culture ⓘ |
| depicts |
Alexander the Great
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Alexander’s general Hephaestion NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Issus NERFINISHED ⓘ Darius III NERFINISHED ⓘ aftermath of the Battle of Issus ⓘ courtly entourage of Alexander ⓘ family of Darius III NERFINISHED ⓘ gesture of reassurance by Alexander ⓘ gesture of supplication by Darius’s family ⓘ kneeling figures of Persian royal women ⓘ luxurious architectural setting ⓘ orientalized representation of Persians ⓘ rich Venetian-style costumes ⓘ |
| genre | history painting ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later history painting in Europe ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | complex spatial composition ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
clemency
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magnanimity in victory ⓘ misidentification of Alexander ⓘ |
| inception | 1560s ⓘ |
| location | National Gallery, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | meeting of Alexander the Great with the family of Darius III ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Venetian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeSource | ancient accounts of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic staging of historical narrative
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integration of classical architecture and figures ⓘ large size ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | La famiglia di Dario davanti ad Alessandro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Paolo Veronese’s oeuvre of large narrative canvases ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 4th century BC ⓘ |
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