Florence: Uffizi Gallery, Alessandro dying, colossal head in marble, No. 3223, ca. 1870 – 1880

Title

Florence: Uffizi Gallery, Alessandro dying, colossal head in marble, No. 3223

Photographer

• Giacomo Brogi

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• documentary photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

• albumen
• silver (toned) particles
• cardboard
• paper

Technique

• albumen print

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet recto unten links: Druckschriftzeile: 3223. Firenze. - Galleria Uffizi. - Alessandro morente, testa colossale in marmo.
Bezeichnet recto unten rechts: Druckschriftzeile: (Edizioni Brogi)

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Ancient holdings. Acquired in the 19th century

Genre

• portrait

Main Motif

• Alexander III. (König von Makedonien)
• man
• Galleria degli Uffizi (Florence)
• Palazzo degli Uffizi (Florence)
• Florence
• museum

Persons Shown

• Alexander III (king of Macedon)
• Gallerie degli Uffizi

Medial Picture Elements

• Unbekannter Künstler: Sterbender Alexander "Alessandro morente", römische Kopie nach verlorenem pergamenischen Original, hellenistisch, Schule von Pergamon, 2. Jh. v. Chr., Marmor, Inv.-Nr. 338, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florenz

Primary

• 48A821 permanent exhibition, museum
• 61F(GALLERIA DEGLI UFFIZI (Firenze)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (GALLERIA DEGLI UFFIZI (Firenze))
• 48C2 sculpture
• 98B(ALEXANDER THE GREAT)68 death of Alexander: Alexander on his deathbed
• 31D14 adult man

Secondary

• 48C244 pedestal of a piece of sculpture (perhaps in the form of a herm)
• 61F(PALAZZO DEGLI UFFIZI (Firenze)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (PALAZZO DEGLI UFFIZI (Firenze))
• 61E(FIRENZE) names of cities and villages (FIRENZE)