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Artist: Albrecht Altdorfer Artist's Lifespan: c. 1480-1538 Title: The Battle of Issus Date: 1529
Location of Origin: Germany
Commentary: Issus was an ancient town in southeast Asia Minor near modern-day Iskenderum, Turkey, where Alexander the Great defeated Darius III of Persia in 333 B.C. Altdorfer, a painter, engraver, architect and leading member of the ³Danube School² of German art, is considered the first true landscape painter and a pioneer of copperplate etching. |
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