Images Dated 26th December 2012

The Battle of Alexander at Issus. Oil painting by the German

Albrecht Altdorfer (1480-1538). German artist, member of the Danube School. The Batlle of Alexander at Issus, 1529. It portrays the 330 BC Batlle of Issus, in which Alexander the Great secured a decisive victory over Daris III of Persia. Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany

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Michele Marieschi (1710-1744). The Grand Canal, Venice, with

Michele Marieschi (1710-1744). Known as Michiel. Italian painter. The Grand Canal, Venice, with Ca'Pesaro and Palazzo Foscarini-Giovannelli, from the Campiello of the Palazzo Gussoni. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

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Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand (1609-1641). Portrait by Rubens (

Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand (1609-1641). Governor of the Spanish Netherlands. Portrait of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

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