Who painted “The Battle of Alexander at Issus”?

“The Battle of Alexander at Issus” was painted by Albrecht Altdorfer in 1529. Where to see it: Bavarian State Painting Collections.

Northern Renaissance

What to look for

Northern Renaissance: compared with the Italian Renaissance it is less idealised and more detailed: wrinkles, every hair, sharp-edged objects and deep, jewel-like colour.

Albrecht Altdorfer (c. 1480 – 12 February 1538) was a German painter, engraver and architect of the Renaissance working in Regensburg. Along with Lucas Cranach the Elder and Wolf Huber he is regarded to be the main representative of the Danube School, setting biblical and historical subjects against landscape backgrounds of expressive colours. Wikipedia

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More by Albrecht Altdorfer

“Countryside of Wood With Saint George Fighting the Dragon”, 1510
“Nativity of the Virgin”, 1520–1525
“Susanna and the Elders”, 1526
“The Martyrdom of Saint Florian”, 1518
“The Victory of Charlemagne over the Avars near Regensburg”, 1518
“Christ Taking Leave of his Mother”, 1520
“Legend of Saint Florian”, 1510s
“Landscape with a Footbridge”, 1518