DOMENICHINO
(b. 1581, Bologna, d. 1641, Napoli)

Timoclea Captive Brought before Alexander

c. 1615
Oil on canvas, 114 x 153 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris

After the army of Alexander the Great invaded Thebes, Timoclea is brought before him to be judged for having stoned a captain who had use violence against her. Alexander touched by her righteousness and pride, sets her free.