Sujet

Alexander Orders the Destruction of His Army's Excess Baggage, about 1470-1475. Creator: Master of the Jardin de vertueuse consolation.

Légende

Alexander Orders the Destruction of His Army's Excess Baggage; Livre des fais d'Alexandre le grant, about 1470-1475. Additional Info: Because his army had become overburdened with the spoils from its conquest of the Persian empire, Alexander the Great ordered the burning of the army's excess baggage, beginning with his own.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

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HRM24A76_402

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Droits gérés

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89,0Mo (7,4Mo) / 40,1cm x 55,7cm / 4732 x 6575 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people destruction arts country French France writing law monarch art crime color action king decoration royal medieval ancient Greek Greece war text location Armed Forces century decision empire conquest page ink ordering soldiers soldier royalty concept decisive deciding decorated manuscript lettering Army metaphor warfare calligraphy Colour Macedonia Macedonian mediaeval Middle Ages Persian Empire armed services looting 15th century 4th century BC excess baggage fifteenth century illuminated manuscript plunder plundering sovereign spoils of war tempera Alexander the Great manuscript King of Macedonia Alexander III of Macedon Iskander Iskandar Alexander III of Macedonia Heritage Art folio Tempera colours gold leaf gold paint and ink verso Master of the Jardin de vertueuse consolation Jardin de vertueuse consolation Master