Faces of Power

Faces of Power PDF Author: Andrew Stewart
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520068513
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 632

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Book Description
During his reign and following his death, the physiognomy of Alexander the Great was one of the most famous in history, adorning numerous works of art. This study demonstrates how the various portraits transmit not so much a likeness of Alexander as a set of cliches that symbolized the ruler