Cimon and Pero | Peter Paul Rubens | c. 1612 Andrea Mantegna "Entry of Alexander into Babylon"

"Entry of Alexander into Babylon" by Charles Le Brun is a majestic portrayal of the triumphant arrival of Alexander the Great into the legendary city of Babylon

The painting is also notable for its reverse

The Madonna

exuding a sense of malice and predation

abuse of power

Cimon and Pero | Peter Paul Rubens | c. 1612 Andrea Mantegna "Entry of Alexander into Babylon"About the artwork: Peter Paul Rubens Cimon and Pero (c. 1612) dramatizes the ancient Roman tale of filial piety, where the imprisoned old man Cimon is secretly kept alive by the selfless act of his daughter Pero, who nurses him at her own breast. Rubens heightens the tension of the scene through his typically dynamic composition and voluptuous handling of flesh, contrasting the frailty of the starving father with the youthful vitality of the daughter.