The death of Darius, by Piazzetta

An image of The death of Darius. Piazzetta, Giovanni Battista (Italian, 1682-1754). Oil on canvas, height 40.8 cm, width 78.7 cm, before 1745. Venetian School.

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The death of Darius. Piazzetta, Giovanni Battista (Italian, 1682-1754). Oil on canvas, height 40.8 cm, width 78.7 cm, before 1745. Venetian School.

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Accession Number: 1117
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 522 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 475.10kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 16/1

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18th Century Alexander III of Macedon Alexander the Great animals antiquity carts Darius death deathbed dying Early Rococo Eskandar Fitz_PDP Giambattista Piazzetta Giambattista Valentino Piazzetta Giovanni Battista Piazzetta historical historical figures history horses Italian killed killing kings murdered oil on canvas painting Persian Piazzetta Rococo rulers Venetian School

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