Alexander the Great trust to physician Phillip

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. 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.

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. 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. The results of the competition were announced in November 1870, following a unanimous decision by the members of the Academy's Council. Siemiradz…

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