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The Meeting of Alexander the Great and Diogenes
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The Meeting of Alexander the Great and Diogenes

Gaspar de Crayer

Date unknown

Medium

Oil on canvas

Tags

Alexander The GreatDiogenesBoysHorses

Dimensions

88 3/4 x 127 5/8 in. (225.4 x 324.2 cm), including added strips of 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm) at left and 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm) at right

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, 1871

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Rights

Public Domain

About Gaspar de Crayer

1584–1669 • Habsburg Netherlands

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