Roxana_with_Alexander_IV_Aegus_the_son_of_Alexander_the_Great Allesandro Varotari

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A woman with pale skin and dark hair cradles a small child with curly dark hair, wearing a white nightgown. A man with dark hair, a light beard, and wearing a robe and dark hat looks on from the right of the portrait.

Roxana with Alexander IV_Aegus, the son of Alexander the Great
by Allesandro Varotari (Padovanino), 17th century

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