BAL364937 Confidence of Alexander the Great into his physician Philippos, 1870 (oil on canvas) by Siemiradzki, Hendrik (1843-1902) (after); (add.info.: Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) confiding in his physician and friend Phillipos; Phillipos is credited with saving the kings life when he was seized with a fever after bathing in the cold water of the river Cydnus, Cilicia; Although warned that Phillipos had been sent to posion him, Alexander refused to doubt his physician; As he drank the draught that had been prepared for him, Alexander placed the letter he had recieved into Phillipos\'s hands;); Polish, out of copyright.