File:EB1911 Greek Art - Mosaic of the Battle of Issus.jpg
Size of this preview: 800 × 384 pixels. Other resolutions: 320 × 154 pixels | 852 × 409 pixels.
Original file (852 × 409 pixels, file size: 169 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Captions
Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents
Summary edit
| Description |
English: Pompeian mosaic, which represents the victory of Alexander at Issus. This work being in stone has preserved its colouring; and it stands at a far higher level of art than ordinary Pompeian paintings, which are the work of mere house-decorators. This on the contrary is certainly copied from the work of a great master. Alexander charges from the left (his portrait being the least successful part of the picture), and bears down a young Persian; Darius in his chariot flees towards the
right; in the foreground a young knight is trying to manage a restive horse. It will be observed how very simple is the indication of locality: a few stones and a broken tree stand for rocks and woods. |
|||
| Date | circa 300-50 B.C. | |||
| Source | Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), v. 12, 1911, “Greek Art,” p. 490, Fig. 47. | |||
| Author | From a photograph by G. Borgi. | |||
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
|
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 19:26, 31 January 2016 | | 852 × 409 (169 KB) | Library Guy (talk | contribs) | {{Information |Description ={{en|1=Pompeian mosaic, which represents the victory of Alexander at Issus. This work being in stone has preserved its colouring; and it stands at a far higher level of art than ordinary Pompeian paintings, which are the... |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
There are no pages that use this file.
File usage on other wikis
The following other wikis use this file:
- Usage on en.wikisource.org
