by Jon Lackman | 22 May 2006 | Uncategorized
Hero or cautionary tale? Artists’ attitudes toward Alexander the Great, from antiquity through Altdorfer and Warhol, are surveyed in this new book by Thomas Noll. Depending on the times, Alexander’s ambition and greatness suggested parallels to Lucifer in pride, to Elijah, and even to Christ in dramatic heavenly ascension. Reviewer Sabine Müller finds it satisfactory.
