Proportions
Alexander before the tomb of Achilles
| Catalogue ID | 1.07a |
|---|---|
| Artist | Agostino Tassi (Attributed to) |
| Object type | drawing |
| Date | 1624-1644 |
| Collection | Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (Lyon) |
| Inv. no. | 1962-257 |
| Tech. / support | ink, paper, pen, wash |
| Measures | 196 × 127 mm |
| Subject | 25G3 — trees 42E31 — grave, tomb 98B(ALEXANDER THE GREAT) — (story of) Alexander the Great |
A pen-and-brown-ink drawing with wash, in an octagonal format, depicting a draped classical funerary monument: a tall ornamented pedestal supporting a large decorated urn set among leafy trees, with a billowing cloth draped over it. At the right, a standing male figure in classical dress, accompanied by a smaller figure, stands before the tomb, while distant tents and a landscape are visible at the lower right; a round collection stamp appears at the bottom edge.
No musical work linked.
Bianco, Anna. Images for the Music: Drawings and secular cantatas. Ph.D. dissertation, Leiden University, 2025
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon — from 1962 current