Alexander's hearse

rgking · Post by **rgking** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:00 pm

I am trying to locate the source and location of an image of Alexander’s funeral wagon or hearse. The image is reproduced in the book Alexander der Grosse und seine Zeit, ed. Enzo Orlandi; texts by Roberto Bosi and Eva Krieg (Wiesbaden: Emil Vollmer Verlag, n.d.), page 70. They state that the source for this image is located in the Biblioteca Civica in Milan, but all my inquiries to various Milanese museums and libraries have met with no success. I suspect the drawing, which appears to be eighteenth or early nineteenth century, might be taken from Caylus’s Recueil d'antiquités égyptiennes, étrusques, grecques, romaines, et gauloises, 7 vol. (1752–67?) but I have not been able to consult that work.

I would very much appreciate any assistance members can provide.

Sincerely,
Richard King

marcus · Post by **marcus** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:36 pm

rgking wrote:I am trying to locate the source and location of an image of Alexander’s funeral wagon or hearse. The image is reproduced in the book Alexander der Grosse und seine Zeit, ed. Enzo Orlandi; texts by Roberto Bosi and Eva Krieg (Wiesbaden: Emil Vollmer Verlag, n.d.), page 70. They state that the source for this image is located in the Biblioteca Civica in Milan, but all my inquiries to various Milanese museums and libraries have met with no success. I suspect the drawing, which appears to be eighteenth or early nineteenth century, might be taken from Caylus’s Recueil d'antiquités égyptiennes, étrusques, grecques, romaines, et gauloises, 7 vol. (1752–67?) but I have not been able to consult that work.

Hi Richard,

Not sure I can help with that specific image, but I do know that there is an image in Mary Renault's "The Nature of Alexander" (which was most recently re-issued as "The Nature of Alexander the Great"). Whether it is this precise picture I don't know - I suspect not, but it might be based on it. It is certainly based on the description as it appears in Diodorus (?), so I imagine it is probably not dissimilar to the one you cite.

ATB

Tantalus · Post by **Tantalus** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:49 pm

rgking, is this the picture you are talking about?
Sorry though, I can't remember where I got it.

http://www.freeimagehost.eu/image/7149831029550

Once that page loads, click on the picture for the full size. It's fairly large.
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rgking · Post by **rgking** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:07 am

Thank you both for these suggestions. Unfortunately, neither is what I'm looking for. My search continues.

Best wishes,
Richard King

amyntoros · Post by **amyntoros** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:23 am

What about the one on this page?

http://www.greece.org/alexandria/tomb2/burial.htm

Unfortunately, there's no information as to the source of the print so if it is the one you're looking for this site isn't much help.

Best regards,

rgking · Post by **rgking** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:50 pm

Thanks. That was helpful, but it's not the image I'm looking for.
Richard King

Taphoi · Post by **Taphoi** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:39 pm

Comte de Caylus, "Sur le char qui porta le corps d’Alexandre", HISTOIRE DE L’ACADEMIE ROYALE DES INSCRIPTIONS ET BELLES-LETTRES avec Les Mémoires de Littérature tirés des Registres de cette Académie, Tome 31, Paris, l’Imprimérie Royale, 1768, pp. 86-98.

Best wishes,

Andrew

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