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In this painting, several people dressed in classical attire are gathered around a man on the right, who is wearing a laurel wreath. He appears to sit on an ornately carved throne or chair, and a small brown-and-white dog sits by his feet. His brow is furrowed, and he rests his head on his hand. He is wrapped in a rich yellow cloak lined with white fur. Several people are gathered around him, some in silver armor. Behind the group are two large white columns on the left, and on the right is a draped purple curtain. Behind the columns, blue sky and distant hills are visible.
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Alexander Condemning False Praise

Francesco de Mura (Neapolitan, 1696 - 1782)

1760s

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 76 x 63.4 cm (29 15/16 x 24 15/16 in.) ; framed: 94.62 x 81.28 x 5.4 cm (37 1/4 x 32 x 2 1/8 in.)
Culture
Neapolitan
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CIS-B
Credit line
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

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