ALEXANDER BEFORE THE QUEEN
Title ALEXANDER BEFORE THE QUEEN
Accession Number LXII-8
Museum Name Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad
Gallery Name Not Available
Object Type European Paintings
Main Material Oil on Canvas
Main Artist DIZZIONI
Artist's Nationality ITALY
Artist's Life Date / Bio Data

1699-1767
Country ITALY
Provenance ITALY
Origin Place ITALY
School EUROPEAN
Period / Year of Work 1800
Dimensions 270.1 L X 324.0 W , 278.5 L X 222.2 W (ONLY PAINTING)
Brief Description

Queen of Persia before Alexander ; represents Alexander standing with out-stretched arms before the queen.She is kneeling down before him accompanied by her maids.By : Dizzioni.
Detailed Description

Alexander before the queen of Persia', a grand style canvas of Dizzoini, shows a military camp in Roman style with women dressed in 17th century Venetian costumes and the men in Roman armour. Wife of Darius III, King of Persia, begs Alexander for mercy for herself and her family.