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Alexander the Great Cutting the Gordian Knot, Jean-Simon Berthélemy

Alexander the Great Cutting the Gordian Knot

Alexandre le Grand coupant le noeud gordien (museum title)

Jean-Simon Berthélemy (French) (1743-1811)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Date
1767
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
113 × 145 cm
Collection
Louvre Museum, France
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
public domain

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History sceneAlexanderAntiquitySoldierSwordWeaponHelmetFeatherArmorCoatShieldColumnArchitectureTempleChariotAltarFireFlameTurbanOld manChildWomanSandalBlueGildedRedOil on canvasGordian Knot
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