The Battle of Alexander at Issus is a 1529 oil painting by the German artist Albrecht Altdorfer, a pioneer of landscape art and a founding member of the Danube school. The painting portrays the 333 BC Battle of Issus, in which Alexander the Great secured a decisive victory over Darius III of Persia, and is widely regarded as Altdorfer masterpiece and one of the most famous examples of the Renaissance world landscape, reaching an unprecedented grandeur.
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Year Created MediumOil painting on limewood panel 1 LocationAlte Pinakothek, Munich 1 Medium
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The Battle of Alexander at Issus is a 1529 oil painting by the German artist Albrecht Altdorfer, a pioneer of landscape art and a founding member of the Danube school.
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The Battle of Alexander at Issus is painted on a limewood panel measuring 158.4 cm x 120.3 cm (62.4 in x 47.4 in), and portrays the moment of Alexander the Great's victory.
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The Battle of Alexander at Issus and four others that were part of William's initial set are in the Alte Pinakothek art museum in Munich.
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The painting portrays the 333 BC Battle of Issus, in which Alexander the Great secured a decisive victory over Darius III of Persia and gained crucial leverage in his campaign against the Persian Empire.
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The Battle of Alexander at Issus (German: Alexanderschlacht) is a 1529 oil painting by the German artist Albrecht Altdorfer (c. 1480-1538), a pioneer of landscape art and a founding member of the Danube school. The painting portra
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