# Episode from the Life of Alexander the Great

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## Artwork

- Artist: [ZELOTTI, Giovanni Battista](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zelotti-giovanni-battista-r7b75828d52e7c3>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Fresco

## Commentary

In the central hall of the villa, imposing, monumental arcades with projecting trabeation, crowned by tympanums, stand out against the walls like stage sets, framing two episodes from the life of Alexander the Great.

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- [Dead Christ](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zelotti-giovanni-battista-r7b75828d52e7c3/dead-christ-ra4428e5252a06f>)
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- [Decoration in rooms of grotesques \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zelotti-giovanni-battista-r7b75828d52e7c3/decoration-in-rooms-of-grotesques-detail-r960e7f32c5ab60>)
- [Decoration in the Hall of the Arts \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zelotti-giovanni-battista-r7b75828d52e7c3/decoration-in-the-hall-of-the-arts-detail-r0a7eb9d170fa0b>)
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- [Episode from the Life of Alexander the Great](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zelotti-giovanni-battista-r7b75828d52e7c3/episode-from-the-life-of-alexander-the-great-rec3da2a942dedc>)
- [Frescoes in the Hall of Olympus \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zelotti-giovanni-battista-r7b75828d52e7c3/frescoes-in-the-hall-of-olympus-detail-r2672792586ed96>)
- [Frescoes in the Hall of Olympus \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zelotti-giovanni-battista-r7b75828d52e7c3/frescoes-in-the-hall-of-olympus-detail-r62378e7c9ed4fb>)
- [Frescoes in the Hall of Olympus \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zelotti-giovanni-battista-r7b75828d52e7c3/frescoes-in-the-hall-of-olympus-detail-r9d751a3f9b43da>)
- [Frescoes in the Hall of the Arts \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zelotti-giovanni-battista-r7b75828d52e7c3/frescoes-in-the-hall-of-the-arts-detail-r2fe2806fbededc>)
- [Frescoes in the Hall of the Arts \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zelotti-giovanni-battista-r7b75828d52e7c3/frescoes-in-the-hall-of-the-arts-detail-r351706d0860310>)
- [Frescoes in the Hall of the Arts \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zelotti-giovanni-battista-r7b75828d52e7c3/frescoes-in-the-hall-of-the-arts-detail-r377d9686cd39b1>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)