He is widely regarded as one of the greatest military tacticians and strategists in history, and is presumed undefeated in battle. 100 BCĪlexander III of Macedon (356–323 BC), best known as Alexander the Great, was an Ancient King of Macedon who reigned from 336 BC until his death. 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.ĭetail of Alexander the Great from the Alexander Mosaic c. A religious undercurrent is detectable, especially in the extraordinary sky this was probably inspired by the prophecies of Daniel and contemporary concern within the Church about an impending apocalypse. In particular, the defeat of Suleiman the Magnificent at the siege of Vienna may have been an inspiration for Altdorfer. Modern commentators suggest that the painting, through its abundant use of anachronism, was intended to liken Alexander's heroic victory at Issus to the contemporary European conflict with the Ottoman Empire. The painting is widely regarded as Altdorfer's masterpiece, and is one of the most famous examples of the type of Renaissance landscape painting known as the world landscape, which here reaches an unprecedented grandeur.ĭuke William IV of Bavaria commissioned The Battle of Alexander at Issus in 1528 as part of a set of historical pieces that was to hang in his Munich residence. 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. 1480–1538), a pioneer of landscape art and a founding member of the Danube school. The Battle of Alexander at Issus (German: Alexanderschlacht) is a 1529 oil painting by the German artist Albrecht Altdorfer (c. Interactive reading plans, personal bookmarks and notes, streamingĪudio, powerful search tools, a free study Bible, and more.1529 oil painting by the German artist Albrecht Altdorfer
Go deeper into God’s Word with the ESV Bible app, featuring And afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks. “Behold, I am sending for many fishers, declares the LORD, and they shall catch them. “Take the loincloth that you have bought, which is around your waist, and arise, go to the Euphrates and hide it there in a cleft of the rock.” 1 Read in ContextĪnd people shall enter the caves of the rocks 19 And they will all come and settle in the steep ravines, and m in the clefts of the rocks, and on all the thornbushes, and on all the pastures.
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