Who created "Alexander and Thaïs Setting Fire to Persepolis"?

Alexander and Thaïs Setting Fire to Persepolis was created by Lodovico Carracci in probably c. 1592.

What medium is "Alexander and Thaïs Setting Fire to Persepolis"?

Alexander and Thaïs Setting Fire to Persepolis is pen and brown ink with brown wash and white heightening on paper washed orange-brown.

Is "Alexander and Thaïs Setting Fire to Persepolis" in the public domain?

Yes, Alexander and Thaïs Setting Fire to Persepolis is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Alexander and Thaïs Setting Fire to Persepolis

Q: When was "Alexander and Thaïs Setting Fire to Persepolis" created?

This artwork was created probably c. 1592.

Lodovico Carracci

probably c. 1592

Medium

pen and brown ink with brown wash and white heightening on paper washed orange-brown

Dimensions

overall: 21.1 x 14 cm (8 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

William Nelson Cromwell Fund

Accession Number

1975.55.1

About the Artist

Lodovico Carracci

Lodovico's style is charaterized by being less classical than that of his younger cousins, Agostino and Annibale, his figures have a sense of other-worldliness, and he is more influenced by Mannerist art than his cousins. Like his cousins, he espoused the direct study of nature, especially through figure drawing; he was influenced by the paintings of Correggio and the Venetians.

Alexander and Thaïs Setting Fire to Persepolis

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