The Family of Darius Before Alexander

Artwork: The Family of Darius before Alexander

Artist: Paolo Veronese

Created: c. 1565 – 1567

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 236 x 475 cm

Location: National Gallery, London, UK

Periods: Renaissance, Italian Renaissance, Venetian painting

Photo credit: @constance_lillyanne_essco

The Family of Darius before Alexander depicts Alexander the Great with the family of Darius III, the Persian king he had defeated in battle. Although Veronese had previously painted a version of the subject, since destroyed, the theme had rarely been depicted by other artists before him. The painting has been in collection of the National Gallery in London since 1857.

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