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  1. 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.

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  2. The Battle of Alexander at Issus (1529) by Albrecht Altdorfer Original Source: Object in the Online-Collection of the Pinakotheken. The victory over the King of Persia, Darius III, at Issus in...

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  4. Oct 14, 2023 · Altdorfer put together The Battle of Alexander at Issus in 1529, at which point he would have been in his late forties, and already a truly accomplished painter. This piece captures many of the artistic qualities that marked him out as a significant German artist, with a sprawling landscape, and extraordinary attention to detail in the grouping ...

  5. The Battle of Alexander at Issus. 1529; Limewood panel, 158.4 x 120.3 cm; Alte Pinakothek, Munich. The Battle of Alexander at Issus (detail) This is the most famous painting of Altdorfer. Its subject is the victory of the young Alexander the Great in 333 B.C. over the Persian army of King Darius III in the battle of Issus.

  6. Dec 6, 2023 · Albrecht Altdorfer, The Battle of Issus, 1529, oil on panel, 158.4 × 120.3 cm, Alte Pinakothek, Munich. More Smarthistory images… Cite this page. Time collapses in this ambitious painting. As the Greeks battle the Persians, the West fends off the Ottoman East.

  7. Jul 2, 2023 · Albrecht Altdorfer’s most famous painting depicts the victory of Alexander the Great over the Persian army of King Darius III in the battle of Issus. Despite being set in Turkey, the painting shows the battle scene in the Alps with German cities in the background.

  8. May 27, 2010 · Jonathan Jones. Thu 27 May 2010 09.27 EDT. Is this the scariest painting in the world? The Battle of Issus by Albrecht Altdorfer – known in German simply as the Alexanderschlacht or Alexander...

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