Faces of Power by Andrew Stewart
Product Specifications
- Title: Faces of Power by Andrew Stewart
- Author: Andrew Stewart
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Binding: Hardback
- History of art art & design styles
- No. of pages: 550
- Dimensions (approx. mm): 265 x 186 x 47
Product Description
During his reign and following his death the physiognomy of Alexander the Great was one of the most famous in history adorning numerous works of art. This study demonstrates how the various portraits transmit not so much a likeness of Alexander as a set of cliches that symbolized the ruler.