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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). It 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). It 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.
Credit:
Album / Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group
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Image size:
3636 x 4855 px | 50.5 MB
Print size:
30.8 x 41.1 cm | 12.1 x 16.2 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1480-1538 • 1529 • 333 • AGAINST • ALBRECHT • ALEXANDER • ALEXANDERSCHLACHT • ALTDORFER • ARTIST • ARTISTE • BATTLE • BC • CAMPAIGN • COMBAT • CRUCIAL • DARIUS • DECISIVE • DISPUTE • EMPIRE • FIGHT • FIGHTING • GAINED • GERMAN ART • GERMAN • GERMANS • GREAT • GREEK HISTORY • III • ISSUS • LEVERAGE • MYTH: PERSIAN • OIL • OVER • PAINT • PAINTING • PERSIA • PERSIAN ART • PERSIAN MYTH • PERSIAN • PORTRAYS • SCUFFLE • SECURED • STRUGGLE • VICTORY
