The victory of Alexander over Darius
after Pietro da Cortona (Cortona 1596 – Rome 1669)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1650 - 1692
Materials
Ink on paper.
Measurements
445 x 894 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.3.90
Summary
(Folio 50 verso, folio 51 recto) The victory of Alexander over Darius, after the painting by Pietro da Cortona Etching printed from two plates on two sheets pasted together
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom margin.: Lettered along bottom margin of print with a dedication to Queen Christina of Sweden by the publisher: 'Sacrae regiae maiestati ... / Alexandri trophaea, Dario, Persisque ...virtus Alexandrae submissus humillime Io. Iacobus de Rubeis Typographus / Petrus Beretinus Cortonensis pinxit in aedibus Dominorum de Sacchettis Pet. Aq. del. e f. / Io Jacobus de Rubeis formis Romae ad Temp S. Mariae de Pace cu Pr. S.P.'
Makers and roles
after Pietro da Cortona (Cortona 1596 – Rome 1669), creator after Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577 - Antwerp 1640), creator