The battle of Arbelles - Le Brun
Image series :
Notice précédente Notice n°4 sur 5 Notice suivante
Date :
1673
Type of image :
Peinture sur toile
Dimensions (HxL cm) :
470x1265
Storage Location :
inv. 2895
Description
The battle took place in 331 BC on the plain of Gaugamela, near Arbela. It was the last great battle of Darius III, king of Persia, who was defeated by Alexander the Great.
The Persian soldier fleeing in the foreground in the center is the figure of terror in the series on the expression of passions.
History :
3. Part of the Alexander series; inventory numbers of other items: inv. 2894, inv. 2897, inv. 2898.
The painting was engraved in 1674.
Technical Data
Notice #011278
Past ID :
B0597
Image editing :
Image web
