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Etching of a helmeted armored figure reaching toward a seated bare-chested man beside a tree, with spearmen and shields behind them.

Alexander Visiting Diogenes

An etching and drypoint print showing a helmeted figure in armor standing at left, extending his hand toward a seated, nearly nude man reclining against a rock beneath a tree. Soldiers with spears and shields crowd the background, and a Latin inscription runs along the lower margin.

Artist
Salvator Rosa
Date
1615–1673
Medium
Etching and drypoint on laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2438 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1673).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Alejandro visitando a Diógenes, según Salvator Rosa

Un grabado al aguafuerte y punta seca que muestra a una figura con casco y armadura de pie a la izquierda, extendiendo la mano hacia un hombre sentado, casi desnudo, apoyado en una roca bajo un árbol. Soldados con lanzas y escudos llenan el fondo, y una inscripción en latín recorre el margen inferior.

Português: Alexandre visitando Diógenes, após Salvator Rosa

Uma gravura em água-forte e ponta seca mostrando uma figura de capacete e armadura em pé à esquerda, estendendo a mão para um homem sentado, quase nu, apoiado em uma rocha sob uma árvore. Soldados com lanças e escudos ocupam o fundo, e uma inscrição em latim percorre a margem inferior.

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