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The image shows a group of five individuals around a painting on an easel. The central figure is standing, gesturing towards the painting, with curly hair and draped clothing. Two individuals are partially seated on the left, and two individuals in armor stand and sit on the right. There is a draped curtain in the upper left corner and a blank wall on the right with a Latin inscription at the bottom. A stool is placed below the canvas, and the setting appears to be an artist studio or a creative environment.
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The image shows a group of five individuals around a painting on an easel. The central figure is standing, gesturing towards the painting, with curly hair and draped clothing. Two individuals are partially seated on the left, and two individuals in armor stand and sit on the right. There is a draped curtain in the upper left corner and a blank wall on the right with a Latin inscription at the bottom. A stool is placed below the canvas, and the setting appears to be an artist studio or a creative environment.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Alexander in the Studio of Apelles

Salvator Rosa

Date
c. 1662
Medium
etching and drypoint on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 45.5 x 27.5 cm (17 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1985.63.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • drypoint
  • classical
  • secular
  • Neapolitan
  • Alexander the Great
Inscription

lower center in plate: Alexandro M. multa imperite in officina disserenti / silentium comiter suadebat Apelles, rideri eum dicens / a pueris, qui colores tererent. / Salvator Rosa Inu. Scul.

Marks

d star

Watermarks

Anchor w/letters EM in circle, surmounted by 6-pointe*

NGA object ID 66398. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.