Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles (c.1740). Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Itali
Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles (c.1740). Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696-1770). Oil on canvas. J. Paul Getty Museum.According to Pliny’s Natural History of 77 A.D., Alexander commissioned Apelles to paint a portrait of his favorite concubine, Campaspe. The story illustrates art’s transformative powers: Apelles fell in love with his sitter as he captured her beauty on canvas. Alexander so esteemed his painter that he presented Campaspe to Apelles as a reward for the portrait. -- source link
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