The top half of this painting presents a cosmic parallel to its main subject, with the sun on the right subjugating the moon in the top left corner.
The top half of this painting presents a cosmic parallel to its main subject, with the sun on the right subjugating the moon in the top left corner. Although the city, castle, and thousands of soldiers depicted are drawn from the 16th century, the tablet floating in the sky above the action indicates that it is supposed to depict a battle between Darius and Alexander the Great. FTP, what is this masterpiece of Albrecht Altdorfer?
The top half of this painting presents a cosmic parallel to its main subject, with the sun on the right subjugating the moon in the top left corner.
The Battle of Issus