Sebastiano Conca – Alessandro Magno nel Tempio di Gerusalemme

SEBASTIANO CONCA Gaeta (Italy), 1680 – Naples, 1764

Alexander the Great in the Temple of Jerusalem, Alessandro Magno nel Tempio di Gerusalemme, Alejandro Magno en el Templo de Jerusalén, Alexandre le Grand dans le Temple de Jérusalem

1736

Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spagna

Room 022

Inventory number P000101

Provenance: Royal Collection

This is a preparatory oil sketch for a painting commissioned by Philip V for the “Salón de las Empresas del Rey” in the palace of La Granja (Segovia). The decorative scheme comprised large-scale canvases by French and Italian artists that depicted scenes from the life of Alexander, a frequently used model of royal virtues. Here the Emperor is offering a sacrifice in the Temple as a mark of respect for the Jewish religion.

Olio su tela, Oil on canvas

Height: 53 cm (20.8 in); Width: 70 cm (27.5 in)

Signature and date bottom right

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Sources:

Museo del Prado