The Battle of Alexander against Darius
Pietro da Cortona · 1650
Why it's great
Pietro da Cortona paints a whirlwind of horses and spears as Alexander charges at the Persian king Darius. Painted in the 1600s for a Roman family, it treats an ancient victory as an energetic Baroque spectacle.
🏛️ Part of history
Alexander the Great (336–323 BC) — Pietro da Cortona paints a whirlwind of horses and spears as Alexander charges at the Persian king Darius.
Where to see it
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Pietro da Cortona was an Italian painter and architect born in the town of Cortona in 1596. He lived in Rome and became one of the leading artists of the Baroque, painting giant ceilings such as the one at the Palazzo Barberini. He died in Rome in 1669.
