The Battle of Alexander at Issus
Albrecht Altdorfer · 1529
Why it's great
Thousands of tiny soldiers swarm across a landscape of mountains, sea and glowing sky in Albrecht Altdorfer's view of Alexander the Great beating the Persian king Darius at Issus in 333 BC. He painted it in 1529 for a duke of Bavaria and made it feel like a whole world, not just a battle.
🏛️ Part of history
Alexander the Great (336–323 BC) — Thousands of tiny soldiers swarm across a landscape of mountains, sea and glowing sky in Albrecht Altdorfer's view of Alexander the Great beating the Persian king Darius at Issus in 333 BC.
Where to see it
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Albrecht Altdorfer was a German painter born near Nuremberg in about 1480 who lived in Regensburg, where he also served as a city councilor and architect. He was one of the first European artists to make landscapes the main subject of his pictures. He died in Regensburg in 1538.
