18TH-CENTURY VENETIAN SCHOOL, 18TH-CENTURY NORTHERN ITALIAN PAINTER

18TH-CENTURY VENETIAN SCHOOL, 18TH-CENTURY NORTHERN ITALIAN PAINTER ALEXANDER THE GREAT TREATED BY THE PHYSICIAN PHILIP Oil on canvas, 170 x 115 cm. The painting depicts the famous episode of Alexander the Great and the physician Philip of Acarnania, as recounted in ancient sources and particularly by Plutarch in his *Life of Alexander*. During his campaign in Asia Minor, Alexander fell seriously ill. The physician Philip, his trusted companion, prepared a healing potion for him. Shortly befor

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H 170 × B 115 cm