Back Давер Аляксандра Македонскага да лекара Філіпа Byelorussian Confiance d'Alexandre de Macédoine en son médecin Philippe French ഡോക്ടർ ഫിലിപ്പിന് മഹാനായ അലക്സാണ്ടറിന്റെ വിശ്വാസം Malayalam Доверие Александра Македонского к врачу Филиппу Russian
| Alexander the Great's trust in Doctor Philip | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Artist | Henryk Siemiradzki |
| Year | 1870 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 245 cm × 346,5 cm (96 in × 1,364 in) |
| Location | National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus, Minsk |
The painting Alexander the Great's trust in Doctor Philip was created by Polish and Russian academic artist Henryk Siemiradzki (1843-1902) in 1870. It is held in the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus in Minsk (Inventory No. RZh-712). The dimensions of the painting are 245 × 346.5 cm.[1][2] The painting depicts the seriously ill Alexander the Great, who is about to drink a medicine prepared by his physician Philip of Acarnania, who is standing next to his bed.[3][4]
The painting was created as a result of a theme proposed as part of a competition at the Imperial Academy of Arts in early 1870.[5][6] In the autumn of the same year, the works of Siemiradzki and his competitors were completed and exhibited at the academic exhibition held in St Petersburg.[7] The results of the competition were announced in November 1870, following a unanimous decision by the members of the Academy's Council. Siemiradzki was declared the winner and awarded the big gold medal of the first merit,[7] entitling him to a six-year pensioner's trip abroad at the expense of the Academy of Arts.[8][9]
In the painting Alexander the Great's trust in Doctor Philip, Art critic Vladimir Stasov pointed out "taste, strength, skill and extreme completeness in general", as well as the artist's conscientious study of the achievements of modern history and archaeology.[10] He considered this painting to be an indication that Siemiradzki "has a brilliant future".[11] Art historian Tatyana Karpova considered such distinctive features as "elegance of lines, clear silhouettes of figures, harmonious colouring" to be the merits of the canvas.[12] Art historian Pavel Klimov posited that with this work the artist "showed to himself and to others that he has fully mastered the technical tools and is ready to embark on an independent road."[13]
- ^ Каталог НХМРБ, т. 2 (1997, p. 265)
- ^ Siemiradzki — Painting (2022, p. 91)
- ^ Лебедева (2006, p. 13)
- ^ Салмина (1971, p. 444)
- ^ State Tretyakov Gallery catalogue, vol. 4, book 2 (2006, p. 305)
- ^ Усова (2017, p. 94)
- ^ a b Усова (2017, p. 98)
- ^ Петинова (2001, p. 163)
- ^ Лебедева (2006, p. 14)
- ^ Stasov (1937, p. 170)
- ^ Stasov (1937, p. 179)
- ^ Карпова (2008, p. 26)
- ^ Климов (2001, p. 7)
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search