Pierre Henri de Valenciennes, 1796 - Mount Athos Carved as a Monument to Alexander the Great - fine art print

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In 1796 Pierre Henri de Valenciennes made this work of art. The 220 year-old version of the work of art was made with the following size: 16 1/2 × 36 in (41,9 × 91,4 cm) and was produced with the medium oil on canvas. Inscribed lower right: P. Valenciennes / [...] 1796 was the artpiece's inscription. The artpiece is included in the Art Institute Chicago's collection. This public domain artwork is provided with courtesy of Art Institute Chicago. In addition, the work of art has the creditline: Restricted gift of Mrs. Harold T. Martin. Besides this, the alignment is landscape and has a ratio of 2 : 1, meaning that the length is two times longer than the width.

Original artwork description from Art Institute Chicago website (© - Art Institute Chicago - www.artic.edu)

Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, a leading landscape artist in late-18th-century France, sought to elevate the art of landscape to the level of history painting. In the hierarchy of subjects set by the French artistic establishment, the painting of inspiring religious and historical narratives was placed higher than the imitation of nature. Valenciennes followed the 17th-century precedent of Nicolas Poussin by imbuing his landscapes with moral content. This work and its companion, Alexander at the Tomb of Cyrus the Great, address questions of fame and mortality through episodes from the life of Alexander the Great (356–323 B.C.). Here Valenciennes depicted an unrealized project to perpetuate Alexander’s glory—a monumental image of the ruler carved into Mount Athos.

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