The Family of Darius before Alexander by Paolo Veronese (SEB)
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- Synopsis
- Veronese (1528-1588) has captured a highly dramatic and emotional instant in a story that serves to illustrate the magnanimity of Alexander the Great. Alexander spared the family of the Persian King, Darius, after defeating him at the Battle of Issus in 330 BC. There are two tactile images, each with an accompanying key page. The first image shows an overview of the whole painting and the second image shows a close-up of just the family of Darius and the two main soldiers. Both tactile images require the pages to be turned sideways. Braille labels have been added to help orientate the reader with the images and are placed as near to the item being labelled as possible The first tactile image is a very simplified overview of the painting focusing on the position of the important elements. A very thick line forms the border of the painting. The family of Darius (elderly man, eldest princess, young princess, Stateira, Sisygambis and boy dressed in red) and the two main soldiers (soldiers 1 and 2) are outlined with a thick line infilled with a texture. Their hair and the soldiers' boots are shown as solid texture. The royal entourage (bearded courtier, young girls and dwarf), monkey, other soldiers, page with shield, and horse's head are shown outlined with a thinner line infilled with a different texture. The soldiers' halbards are shown as solid texture along with the dog held by the dwarf and hunting dog amongst the soldiers. A further texture shows the arches, ballastrade and stone pedestal. Very thin lines outline the shapes of the figures standing along the colonnade. The second tactile image concentrates on the 6 members of Darius' family along with the two main soldiers, labelled soldiers 1 and 2 on the overview. All other detail has been omitted. The bottom edge of the painting has been shown as a very thick line. Each figure is shown as an outline infilled with a texture and all have solid texture for their hair. The young princess, Stateria and the boy dressed in red have a light texture. Sisygambis has a different texture. The two textures for these figures are also used on the two soldiers - one for their hose, cloak of soldier 2 and undergarment of soldier 1 and the other for their armour. The soldiers' boots are shown with solid texture as is, the sword of soldier 1 and detail on both their armour. A further texture shows the elderly man and the eldest princess who also has her brocade gown shown as solid texture.
- Copyright:
- 2013
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Publisher:
- RNIB
- Date of Addition:
- 05/12/17
- Copyrighted By:
- RNIB
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Art and Architecture
- Submitted By:
- Caroline Walker
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.