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Alexander the Great meeting Diogenes

Subject Diogenes Greek
ca. 1580–1640
Not on view
Nagler suggests the monogram refers to a non-existent "Ludovico Cavazza." (Mon. IV, 326.996)

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Object Information
  • Title: Alexander the Great meeting Diogenes
  • Artist: Anonymous
  • Subject: Alexander III of Macedon (Greek, Pella 356 BCE–323 BCE Babylon)
  • Subject: Diogenes (Greek, Sinope ca. 412 BCE–-323 BCE Corinth)
  • Date: ca. 1580–1640
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 8 11/16 × 6 7/16 in. (22 × 16.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Joseph Verner Reed, 1950
  • Object Number: 50.576.154
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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