Alexander the Great’s Entry into Babylon (relief)

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Alexander the Great’s Entry into Babylon is a neoclassical relief sculpture by Danish artist Bertel Thorvaldsen depicting the triumphant arrival of the Macedonian conqueror into the ancient Mesopotamian city.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf neoclassical artwork
relief sculpture
artForm bas-relief
artisticStyle classical idealization
associatedWithPeriod 19th century art
associatedWithPerson Bertel Thorvaldsen
basedOn historical accounts of Alexander the Great
countryOfOrigin Denmark
creator Bertel Thorvaldsen
creatorNationality Danish
depicts Alexander the Great
entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon
depictsCulture Ancient Macedonian culture
linked to: Ancient Macedonian

Ancient Mesopotamian culture
depictsEvent Alexander the Great’s conquest of Babylon
depictsLocation Babylon
depictsTimePeriod 4th century BC
genre Neoclassicism
hasMainSubject Alexander III of Macedon
hasTitle Alexander the Great’s Entry into Babylon
Alexander the Great’s Entry into Babylon (relief)
iconographicTheme ancient warfare
heroic ruler
triumph
languageOfTitle English
movement Neoclassicism
portrays architectural elements of Babylon
processional scene
triumphant arrival of Alexander the Great
victorious army
subjectHeading classical history
military conquest
triumphal entry

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Bertel Thorvaldsen notableWork Alexander the Great’s Entry into Babylon (relief)
Bertel Thorvaldsen notableWork Reliefs of Alexander the Great’s triumphal entry into Babylon
subject linked to: Bertel
linked to: Alexander the Great’s Entry into Babylon (relief)
Alexander the Great’s Entry into Babylon (relief) hasTitle Alexander the Great’s Entry into Babylon
linked to: Alexander the Great’s Entry into Babylon (relief)
Alexander the Great’s Entry into Babylon (relief) hasTitle Alexander the Great’s Entry into Babylon (relief)