File:JH Schönfeld - Alexander der Große vor Achilles' Grab (1630er).jpg

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Johann Heinrich Schönfeld: Alexander the Great before the Tomb of Achilles (

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Artist



Description	German painter, engraver, copper engraver, drawer and copyist
Date of birth/death	23 March 1609	12 July 1684 / 1684
Location of birth/death	Biberach a. d. Riß	Augsburg
Work location	Naples, Rome, Augsburg
Authority file	: Q278623 VIAF: 87238114 ISNI: 0000000117735255 ULAN: 500019429 LCCN: nr93029281 MusicBrainz: 020f193e-df49-4acb-bdb8-9389e100b15b WorldCat

Title

Alexander the Great before the Tomb of Achilles

Object type

painting

Date

1630s

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 101 cm (39.7 in); width: 128 cm (50.3 in)

Collection

Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica

	Native name	Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica
	Location	Palazzo Barberini and Palazzo Corsini Rome, Italy
	Coordinates	41° 54′ 10.01″ N, 12° 29′ 22.3″ E
	Established	1893
	Website	http://www.barberinicorsini.org
	Authority file	: Q2266081 VIAF: 158317507 ISNI: 0000000123538629 ULAN: 500310958 LCCN: n83197050 NLA: 36496500 WorldCat

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- Κατάλογος έργων των Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica di Roma
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- Ալեքսանդր Մակեդոնացու արշավանքներ
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- Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica
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- Національна галерея старовинного мистецтва
- Йоган Шенфельд

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SCHÖNFELD, Johann Heinrich

(b. 1609, Biberach an der Riss, d. 1683, Augsburg)

Alexander the Great before the Tomb of Achilles 1630s Oil on canvas, 101 x 128 cm cm Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome

The two paintings (Allegory of Time; Alexander the Great before the Tomb of Achilles), similar in size, were probably originally part of a larger cycle, to which a third canvas of Saul and Endor the Magus also must have belonged. These complicated subjects are not always readily comprehensible to modern scholars.

The clear and subtle colours, the vibrant and nervous brushstrokes, and the strong, direct light render his figures evanescent and almost unstable. These elegant and elongated figures, derived from the engravings of Callot, are placed in strongly classical settings that are similar to contemporary theatrical scenes.

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Author: SCHÖNFELD, Johann Heinrich Title: Alexander the Great before the Tomb of Achilles Time-line: 1601-1650 School: German Form: painting

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