Philip II of Macedon sees the begetting of Alexander the Great, Alexander, by Jupiter Ammon, in the form of a great serpent, generates his own, stands Philip through a crack and sits, with some courtiers., Philip II, king of Macedonia, watches through a crack in the door during the conception of his son, Alexander the Great. He would see his wife Olympias lying with Jupiter in snake form. As punishment for cheating, Philip loses his right eye. He is caught by some courtiers in the background. Numbered at the top right: 1. Drawing is part of an album., draughtsman: Leonaert Bramer, c. 1655 - c. 1665, paper, pen, brush, height 417 mm × width 312 mm, drawing
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