The Battle of Alexander at Issus by Albrecht Altdorfer was created in 1529. The painting is in Alte Pinakothek, Münich. The size of the work is 158 x 120 cm and is made of oil on panel.
The victory over the Persian king Darius III. at Issus in 333 BC. BC brought Alexander the Great closer to dominion over the eastern Mediterranean. The painting gives an idea of the size of this world empire. Altdorfer based his work on the cartographic material of his time. The Latin inscription tablet, which was later changed, gives details and the victims of the battle. The red cord attached to it draws the eye to the main character. The picture is part of the historical cycle that Duke Wilhelm IV had made for the Munich Residence… Discover more in Alte Pinakothek, Münich
The Artist: Albrecht Altdorfer (c. 1480 – 1538) was a German painter, engraver and architect of the Renaissance working in Regensburg, Bavaria. Along with Lucas Cranach the Elder and Wolf Huber he is regarded to be the main representative of the Danube School setting biblical and historical subjects against landscape backgrounds of expressive colours. As an artist also making small intricate engravings he is seen to belong to the Nuremberg Little Masters.
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