The Battles of Alexander

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The Battles of Alexander is a celebrated series of grand historical paintings by Charles Le Brun depicting key military victories of Alexander the Great.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf history painting series ⓘ
painting series ⓘ
appliedOn canvas ⓘ
artisticSchool French classical painting ⓘ
associatedWith Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture ⓘ
collection Musée du Louvre ⓘ
linked to: Louvre Museum
commissionedBy Louis XIV ⓘ
linked to: Louis XIV of France
commissionedFor Palace of Versailles ⓘ
comparedTo The Battles of Constantine (Raphael workshop) ⓘ
completionDate 1670s ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
creator Charles Le Brun ⓘ
depictionStyle grand manner ⓘ
depicts Alexander the Great ⓘ
depictsEvent Battle of Gaugamela ⓘ
Battle of Issus ⓘ
Battle of the Granicus ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Granicus

Battle of the Hydaspes ⓘ
depictsPerson Alexander the Great ⓘ
Darius III ⓘ
Porus ⓘ
linked to: King Porus
depictsTheme conquest ⓘ
military glory ⓘ
royal heroism ⓘ
genre history painting ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn French academic history painting ⓘ
hasPart The Battle of Arbela ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Gaugamela

The Battle of Granicus ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Granicus

The Battle of Issus ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Issus

The Battle of the Hydaspes ⓘ
The Defeat of Porus ⓘ
The Family of Darius before Alexander ⓘ
inception 1660s ⓘ
influencedBy Classical antiquity ⓘ
Roman triumphal imagery ⓘ
intendedFunction royal propaganda ⓘ
languageOfInscriptions French ⓘ
location Louvre Museum ⓘ
mainSubject military victories of Alexander the Great ⓘ
materialUsed oil paint ⓘ
movement French Baroque ⓘ
notableWorkOf Charles Le Brun ⓘ
patron Louis XIV ⓘ
linked to: Louis XIV of France
period 17th century ⓘ

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Charles Le Brun → notableWork → The Battles of Alexander ⓘ