Sujet

The Competition in Sittacene and the Placating of Sisigambis, about 1470-1475. Creator: Master of the Jardin de vertueuse consolation.

Légende

The Competition in Sittacene and the Placating of Sisigambis; Livre des fais d'Alexandre le grant, about 1470-1475. Additional Info: Before the impressive stone battlements of a conquered city whose gateway is marked with his name, Alexander the Great hosts games among his troops. The games were designed to boost his troops' morale as they marched from Babylon to Susa. Surrounded by dandily dressed members of the army, an acrobat performs gymnastics while another man hoists a large stone. Rather than emphasizing the physical demands of the games, the artist made the soldiers into a splendid sight in robes of rich saturated reds, blues, and greens with gold highlights, giving the miniature a luxurious feel and courtly tone.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A76_412

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

87,0Mo (7,8Mo) / 40,5cm x 53,8cm / 4783 x 6357 (300dpi)

Mots clés

city people sport arts country French France games writing monarch art color king decoration royal medieval ancient Greek Greece war text location Armed Forces century conquest page ink soldiers soldier royalty concept border decorated manuscript lettering Army warfare calligraphy Colour Macedonia Macedonian mediaeval Middle Ages armed services 15th century 4th century BC fifteenth century illuminated manuscript sovereign tempera Alexander the Great Sisigambis 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 Sittacene