Detail – Altendorf: The Battle of Alexander at Issus

The Battle of Alexander at Issus by Albrecht Altdorfer is one of the top paintings in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.

Alexander the Great chasing Darius III of Persia.

The Battle of Alexander at Issus (German: Alexanderschlacht) is a 1529 oil painting by the German artist Albrecht Altdorfer (c. 1480–1538) in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.

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