Alexander the Great
creator: Master of the Griselda Legend
publisher: Piccolomini family
date: c.1493–94
contributor: Dr. Adam Rudolphi
rights: Birmingham: Barber Institute of Fine Arts
format: painting
language: In the framed placard on the front of the pedestal below the figure: ALEXANDER QVI PROPRUS TOTVM SVPERAVI VIRIBVS ORBE EXCVSSI FLAMMAS CORDE CVPIDINEAS NIL IVAT EXTERNIS BELLI GAVDERE TRIVMPHIS SI MENS AEGRA IACET INTERIVS QVE FVRIT (‘I, Alexander, who conquered the whole world with my own strength, shook off the flames of desire from my heart. It is of no avail to rejoice in the outward triumphs of war if the mind lies sick and rages within’.)
type: Still Image