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Alexander Fights in the Town of the Sudracae; Livre des fais d'Alexandre le grant, about 1470-1475. Creator: Master of the Jardin de vertueuse consolation.

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Alexander Fights in the Town of the Sudracae; Livre des fais d'Alexandre le grant, about 1470-1475. Additional Info: In a suit of golden armor, Alexander the Great battles valiantly in the town of the Sudracae in India. Having foolishly jumped over the ramparts into the enemy city without reinforcements, he must defend himself in prolonged hand-to-hand combat. The illuminator used the device of a cut-away view of the city wall in order to show both Alexander within the town and his army outside, attempting to scale the wall to come to his rescue. The entire scene is presented in fifteenth-century guise, with the town of the Sudracae resembling a northern European walled city more than anything Indian.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

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HRM24A76_408

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92,2Mo (8,1Mo) / 40,6cm x 56,9cm / 4801 x 6716 (300dpi)

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city people India Indian arts country French France tower writing monarch art color attack attacking fighting king fight decoration royal towers medieval ancient Greek Greece war text location Armed Forces century conquest page ink soldiers soldier royalty concept battle border decorated manuscript lettering Army warfare calligraphy Colour Macedonia Macedonian mediaeval Middle Ages armed services 15th century 4th century BC fifteenth century Hindoostan illuminated manuscript sovereign tempera Alexander the Great manuscript King of Macedonia Alexander III of Macedon Iskander Iskandar Alexander III of Macedonia Heritage Art folio recto Tempera colours gold leaf gold paint and ink Master of the Jardin de vertueuse consolation Jardin de vertueuse consolation Master