The Family of Darius before Alexander

Why it's great

After the Battle of Issus, the mother and family of the defeated Persian king kneel before Alexander. The queen mother bows to Alexander's friend Hephaestion by mistake, and Alexander kindly says he is Alexander too. Paolo Veronese painted this story of mercy around 1570.

🏛️ Part of history

Alexander the Great (336–323 BC) — After the Battle of Issus, the mother and family of the defeated Persian king kneel before Alexander.

Where to see it

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About the artist

Paolo Veronese

1528–1588 · born in Verona · died in Venice

Paolo Veronese was an Italian painter born in Verona in 1528. He moved to Venice, where he became famous for huge, colorful pictures of feasts and ceremonies full of costumes and architecture. He died in Venice in 1588.