Epic Battles in Art

Dramatic paintings depicting historical battles and significant military events, capturing the intensity of conflict and heroic figures.

Ahab Pierced by an Arrow James Tissot (1836-1902 French) Jewish Museum, New York, USA

CASTILLO, Jos_ del (1737-1793). Battle of Arbela (Battle of Gaugamela). 18th c. Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under King Darius near Arbela, 331 BC. The Greek commander is shown approaching from the left mounted on his horse, while Darius turns to flee in his chariot. Based on a painting of Pietro da Cortona. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. St. Fernando Royal Academy Museum.

DETALLE - TOMA DE ANTEQUERA EL 16 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1410 POR EL INFANTE DON FERNANDO - SIGLO XVII - Conj nº 133628. Author: VICENTE CARDUCHO o VICENZO CARDUCCI (1576-1638). Location: ALCAZAR / MUSEO DEL EJERCITO-COLECCIÓN. Toledo. SPAIN.

The Entry of Tsar Vasili IV of Russia and Count Jakob de La Gardie into Moscow by Schwarz, Vyacheslav Grigoryevich (1838-1869) State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg Oil on canvas 43x52 Russia Russian Painting of 19th cen. Genre,History Painting

Charles Martel, the Hammer (c688-741), founder of the Carolingian dynasty and grandfather of Charlemagne. Battle of Poitiers, 732, at which Martel stopped the advance of Islam from Spain into France. Artist, Charles Steuben. Gallerie des Batailles, Versailles, France.

Middle Ages. The Crusades. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume VI, 1885.

Ahab Pierced by an Arrow James Tissot (1836-1902 French) Jewish Museum, New York, USA

Copper engraving by Monogrammist WH depicting the large crossing, created in the last quarter of the 15th century, showing architectural structure and figure arrangement.

Christ Carrying the Cross. 1738. (Giovanni Battista Tiepolo; 1696 Venice 1770 Madrid)

Engraving from the The Dore Bible illustrating 2 Samuel xxi 16 and 17 Abishai Saves the Life of David by Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French artist and illustrator.

Knight tournament by Adolph Friedrich von Menzel, Watercolour, Gouache on Paper, 1854, 1815-1905, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Hermitage, 44, 4x56, 7

The Conquest of Me_xico (1519-1521). Towards to Cholula. I- Punishment received by the Indians spies of Xicotencatl: they cut their hands. J- They eat dog meat because of hunger. Detail. Table belonging to a set of 6 made with the "enconchado" technique. Anonymous author. Oil and nacre. 1676-1700. Mexican School. Viceroyalty of New Spain. Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.

Vicente Carducho / 'Socorro de la plaza de Constanza', 1634, Spanish School, Oil on canvas, 297 cm x 374 cm, P00636. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Conquest of Mexico (1519-1521). Towards to Cholula five Indians are baptized by Friar Bartolome de Olmedo (upper scene). Punishment received by the Indians spies of Xicotencatl: they cut their hands (bottom scene). Detail of the board 7 belonging to a set of 24 boards made with the "enconchado" technique (fragments of mother-of-pearl embedded in the wooden surface, and soft layers of paint are added to the shiny surface). Painted by Juan and Miguel Gonzalez (active in the second half of the 17th century). Reign of Charles II. Oil on panel and nacre. Viceroyalty of New Spain. Mexico, 1698. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.

The Chastisement of Uzzah James Tissot (1836-1902 French) Jewish Museum, New York

'Socorro de la plaza de Constanza' (detail), 1634, Oil on canvas, P00636. Author: VICENTE CARDUCHO o VICENZO CARDUCCI (1576-1638). Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. GOMEZ SUAREZ DE FIGUEROA. DUQUE DE FERIA. DUQUE DE FERIA III.

The Lion Hunt

Conversion of Saint Paul by Paolo Veronese, oil on canvas, circa 1570, 1528-1588, Russia, St. Petersburg , State Hermitage, 191x329

France, Loire Valley, Chaumont Castle, Tapestry in the Guards Room

Cosimo I leaving for exile, fresco by Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574). Salone dei Cinquecento (Hall of the Five Hundred), Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. Italy, 15th century.

ATTACK ON MONTJUIC BY PHILIP IV, OIL ON CANVAS. 17TH CENTURY. Museum: Museo de Historia, Barcelona.

Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study, U.S. Capitol). Date/Period: 1861. Painting. Oil on canvas Oil on canvas. Height: 844.55 mm (33.25 in); Width: 1,101.85 mm (43.37 in). Author: Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze.

The Turkish Patrol. Artist: Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (French, Paris 1803-1860 Fontainebleau). Dimensions: 29 1/4 x 36 3/8 in. (74.3 x 92.4 cm).The present picture depicts Turkish military patrols making their rounds at Smyrna--now Izmir--which Decamps visited in 1828. It is a late variant of his first major Orientalist subject, exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1831 (now in the Wallace Collection, London). Decamps belonged to the first generation of French painters to popularize scenes of everyday life set in the Middle East. This painting belonged to the Metropolitan Museum's first president, John Taylor Johnston, until 1876, when it was purchased by Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, the Museum's first woman benefactor. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Allegory of the Turkish war - Battle of Kronstadt - Hans von Aachen, circa 1603

King Jagiello , Yohayla (Jogaila) (1350 - 1434), Polish king

Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (also known as Westward Ho) is a painted mural currently displayed behind the western staircase of the House of Representatives chamber in the United States Capitol Building. The mural was painted by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze in 1861 and symbolizes Manifest Destiny, the belief that the United States was destined for Western exploration and expansion

St George and the princess, late 15th century, attributed to Antonio Cicognara (active ca 1480-1500), tempera on wood.

Borso d'Este departing for the hunt, scene from Month of March, ca 1470, by Francesco del Cossa (ca 1435-1477), fresco, east wall, Hall of the Months, Palazzo Schifanoia (Palace of Joy), Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna. Italy, 15th century.

Saint Benedict leaving his father's house to go to Rome, scene from the Stories of Saint Benedict of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, 1505, by Giovanni Antonio Bazzi known as Sodoma (1477-1549), fresco, great cloister of Monte Oliveto Maggiore Abbey, Asciano, Tuscany. Italy, 16th century.

Museo de Orsay, Ministerio de Cultura y Comunicacion Frances, Paris, France, Western Europe, Europe

Museum of schifanoia palace: hall of the months, ferrara, italy

PRADILLA ORTIZ, Francisco (1841-1921). The Surrender of Granada. 1882. Boabdil delivering Granada to the Catholic Monarchs (2nd January 1492). Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Senate Palace.

Caesar and Cleopatra by Giandomenico Tiepolo, oil on canvas , 1747, 1727-1804) State Museum Arkhangelskoye Estate, Moscow 337x608

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500-1558). Entry of Emperor Charles V into Antwerp in 1520. Engraving by Paar. The Ilustration, 1884. Later colouration. Author: Painter Juan of Borgonya.

Unidentified History Scene 1626, Rembrandt, Harmensz van Rijn, 1626.

Four soldiers are in a cavalry fight while three others are fighting on the ground. After Leonardo's fresco (now lost) in Palazzo Vecchio, c. 1500, Florence, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.

Bullfight, Suerte de Varas. Date/Period: 1824. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 495 mm (19.48 in); Width: 610 mm (24.01 in). Author: FRANCISCO DE GOYA.

The Entry of the Crusaders in Constantinople by Delacroix, Eugene (1798-1863) / Louvre, Paris / 1852 / France / Oil on canvas / History / 81,5x105 / Romanticism

Knights in the Country; Cavalieri in un Paese. Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1957. 50.5 x 70cm.

RUBENS, Peter Paul (1577-1640). Equestrian portrait of the Duke of Lerma. 1603. Flemish art. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Prado Museum.

A 16th-century woodcut on paper illustrating Charles V entering Bologna on November 5, 1529, with procession, ceremonial figures, banners, and city architecture.

Painting titled 'The Three Magi' depicting members of the Medici family by Benozzo Gozzoli (1420-1497) an Italian Renaissance painter from Florence.

The Distribution of the Eagle Standards 1810. By Jacques-Louis David

J. M. W. Turner, Snow Storm:Hannibal and his army crossing the Alps ( detail of the warriors), 1812 , Oil paint on canvas, London, England.

Persia / Netherlands: 'The Dutch Ambassador (Joan Cunaeus) on his Way to Isfahan'. Oil on canvas painting by Jan Baptist Weenix (1621-1660), c. 1653-1659. The Dutch East India Company, or VOC, set up in 1602, was a chartered company granted a monopoly by the Dutch government to carry out colonial activities in Asia. It was the first multinational corporation in the world and the first company to issue stock. It was also arguably the world's first megacorporation, possessing quasi-governmental powers, including the ability to wage war, imprison and execute convicts, negotiate treaties, coin money and establish colonies.

CHECA , ULPIANO PINTOR ESPAÑOL . COLMENAR DE OREJA 18760 - 1916 " LOS HUNOS CARGANDO CONTRA EL ENEMIGO " GRABADO DE F . WEIGARD EN LA ILUSTRACIOIN ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA. Author: CHECA ULPIANO (1860-1916).

Fresco depicting scenes from the Ramayana in a gallery at the Royal Palace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

LE CONTE, Saveur (1659-1694). Crossing the Rhine. War between France and Holland. French forces under king Louis XIV cross the Rhine into the Netherlands, June 12th, 1672. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. PICARDY. OISE. Chantilly. MusŽe CondŽ (CondŽ Museum).

The Fall of Phaeton, by Peter Paul Rubens, 1605-06, Flemish painting, oil on canvas. Phaeton, wrecks Apollo's Sun Chariot, disrupting its path causing part of Earth to freeze and other parts to burn. Horae, butterfly-winged female figures personifying the (BSLOC_2016_6_215)

Knight driving his army Edouard Odier. "Knight driving his army". Oil on canvas. Paris, museum of romantic life.

Attack on Kremlin by Leonid Nikolayevich Ilzen, oil on canvas, 1955, *1932, Russia, St Petersburg, State Central Artillery Museum, 420x260

The Phantom Horseman, 1870-93. Sir John Gilbert (d.1897)

The Procession Nearing Calvary (Le cortège arrivant au calvaire) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Procession Nearing Calvary (Le cortège arrivant au calvaire), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 8 11/16 x 11 1/2 in. (22.1 x 29.2 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Entre of the Rois de l'Epinette, Lille. France.

Etching - Mort de general Montcalm D'après

VICTORIAS CARLOS V-CARLOS V LIBERA VIENA 1532-(RETIRADA DE TURCOS). Author: Maarten van Heemskerck (1498-1574). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.

The City Rises, L'eveil de la cite, 1910, Umberto Boccioni, (1882-1916 Italian), Museum of Modern Art, New York

Departure of the Amazons 1620s Claude Déruet French This canvas and its pendant (opposite) date to the 1620s, when Deruet was the chief painter in the duchy of Lorraine. A specialist in battle and hunting scenes after the antique, he had trained with Jacques Bellange and in Rome with Agostine Tassi.. Departure of the Amazons 436183

1799 Suvorov Crossing the Alps in 1799. Date/Period: 1899. Painting. Oil on canvas Oil on canvas. Height: 4,950 mm (16.24 ft); Width: 3,730 mm (12.23 ft). Author: Vasily Surikov.

the sack of Troy, 17th century, oil on canvas, Miquel Bestard, Can Puig, Palma, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Benjamin Constant 1845Äì1902, French artist. 'The Entry of Mehmet II into Constantinople' 1876

Painting Detail In Hanoi, Musee Des Beaux Arts, North Vietnam, Vietnam, South East Asia, Asia

Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans (Study) by Heim, Francois-Joseph (1787-1865) / Jewish Museum, New York / 1824 / France / Oil on canvas / Bible,Mythology, Allegory and Literature / 34,5x41,5

Scene from the Russian-french War in 1812 by Zefirov, Konstantin Klavdyevich (1879-1960) / Regional Art Museum, Bryansk / Modern / 1940s / Russia / Oil on canvas / History / 60,5x74,5

Expulsion of Heliodorus. Heliodorus attempting to take treasure from the Temple at Jerusalem. Old Testament. Antique digitally colored Biblical illustration by Gustave Doré (1832-1883)

Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including fire, earthquake, war, and shipwreck. Coloured lithograph, c.1835?.

Vincenzo Campi / 'Crucifixion', 1577, Italian School, Oil on canvas, 210 cm x 141 cm, P07094. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Cossack Rebellion by Fyodor Antonovich Moller, Oil on canvas,1847, Classicism, 1812-1874, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Russian Museum, 58,3x71,4

The Venetians take back Riva sul Garda from the Milanese troops, 1440, by Jacopo Robusti, known as the Tintoretto (1518-1594). Detail. Sala del Maggior Consiglio (Hall of the Great Council), Palazzo Ducale, Venice.

Die Saporoger Kosaken schreiben dem türkischen Sultan einen Brief, Gemälde von Ilja Repin, 1891 / Zaporozhian Cossacks write a letter to the Turkish Sultan, painting by Ilya Repin, 1891, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original artwork from the time / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus der damaligen Zeit, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

J. Matejko. Fragment of "Grunwald" Jan Matejko (1838-1893), fragment of "Battle of Grunwald"; Society of Encouragement of Fine Arts (Warsaw; 1860-1940); 1910 (1910-00-00-1910-00-00);

The Healing of Ten Lepers (Guérison de dix lépreux) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Healing of Ten Lepers (Guérison de dix lépreux), 1886-1896. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 6 x 9 5/8 in. (15.2 x 24.4 cm). European Art 1886-1896

Clovis, Chlodovechus, Chlodwig I, Chlodowech, 466-511, King of the Franks of the Merovingian dynasty, at the Battle of Tolbiac, 5th century

Pieter Brueghel the Elder (1525-1569). Netherlandish painter. The Triumph of Death, 1562-1563. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain.

Alexandermosaic in the Faun house in Pompeii, Anonymous, c. 1865 - c. 1875 photograph Part of Reisalbum with photos of sights in Naples and the surrounding area. paper. photographic support albumen print battle, fighting in general (+ irregular troops) Pompeii

Saul's Conversion, 16th century tapestry based on a cartoon by Raphael from the series Acts of the Apostles, manufacture of Brussels.

Wamba (c. 630-688). Visigoth king of Hispania (672-680). Entrance of Wamba to the city of Toledo. Illustration by J. Alaminos. Chromolithography. Historia General de España (General History of Spain), by Miguel Morayta. Volume I. Madrid, 1888. Author: Juan Alaminos. Spanish artist of the second half of the 19th century.

Vecellio di Gregorio Tiziano / 'Emperor Carlos V on Horseback', 1548, Italian School, Oil on canvas, 335 cm x 283 cm, P00410. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Painting of Consul Titus Manilus Torquatus ordering the beheading of his son. Painted by Ferdinand Bol (1616-1680). Dated 17th Century

After the victory. nieznany malarz polski, painter

Joshua Stopping the Sun, by Crespi Giuseppe Maria know as Spagnuolo (or Spagnolo), 1738, 18th Century, . Italy: Lombardy: Bergamo: Colleoni Chapel. Whole artwork. Bodies fight struggle Joshua on horseback sun sky dark cornice frame

Rhombus with the triumph of the humility (humilitas). Rhombus with the triumph of humility. Humilitas in a cart.

The Zaporozhian Cossacks writing a letter to the Turkish Sultan by Repin, Ilya Yefimovich (1844-1930)/ State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg/ 1880-1891/ Russia/ Oil on canvas/ Russian Painting of 19th cen./ 203x358/ Genre

ARTE S. XVIII. ESPAÑA. PALACIO DEL MARQUES DE SANTA CRUZ (s. XVI). Detalle de los AZULEJOS DE CERAMICA DE TALAVERA. El Viso del Marqués. Provincia de Ciudad Real. Castilla-La Mancha.

The Battle of the Ice on April 5, 1242 at Lake Peipus by Serov, Vladimir Alexandrovich (1910-1968) Regional K. Savitsky Art Gallery, Pensa 1942 Oil on canvas 200x220 Russia Soviet Art History Painting

El Retorno de París de los ingleses por Jean-Simon Berthelemy, - La Reprise de Paris sur les Anglais -, óleo sobre lienzo, 1787. Durante la Guerra de los Cien Años, los ingleses ocuparon París desde 1418 hasta 1436. Esta pintura, encargada por el Comte d'Angivillier, representa el ejército francés retomando la ciudad el 13 de abril de 1436.Museo del Louvre,museo nacional de Francia, Paris, France,Western Europe.

Mohort - a royal gift; Suchodolski, January (1797-1875); around 1859 (1850-00-00-1870-00-00);Origin unknown

Europe, Germany, Saxony, Dresden city, the old town, fresco about the procession of the princes, the Augustus street

GOYA, FRANCISCO DE. PINTOR ESPAÑOL. FUENTETODOS. 1746-1828. "COGIDA".DETALLE TRIPTICO. MUSEO CAMON AZNAR. TAUROMAQUIA.

Italy, Campania, Caserta, interiors of the Royal Palace

Spear in hand: Boudicea led the attackso reads the caption. Boudica (also spelled Boudicca, Boudicea, Boadicea,) led her people, the Iceni, and others in rebellion against Roman overlords. She died in 61 A.D.

The Triumph of David and Saul - ca.1445-55 - tempera on wood - 43,2x177,8 - Italian Renaissance. Author: Francesco di Stefano Pesellino. Location: NATIONAL GALLERY. LONDON. ENGLAND. DAVID REY SIGLO XI AC. Goliath.

CARAVANA DE NEGROS. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.

Houses porches, illustrations, riders, female characters, standing characters, farewells, knights, costume scenes, multi -stone scenes, purchase (provenance)

Gladiator games in the amphitheater, ca 70 BC, Pompeii, Campania, Italy, chromolithograph by Dietrich from a drawing by G Cel, from Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei (The houses and the monuments of Pompeii), by Fausto and Felice Niccolini, volume IV, plate 18, 1854, Naples.

DET- BATALLA DE HIGUERUELA (1431) - PINTURA AL FRESCO 1585 - SALA DE BATALLAS - DESPUES DE RESTAURAR. Author: GRANELLO-TAVARON-CASTELLO Y CAMBIASSO. Location: MONASTERIO-PINTURA. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Oklahoma Land Rush by H. Charles McBarron, 20th Century

Dulle Griet (Mad Meg). Date/Period: 1561. Pen and brown ink, gouache, on yellowigh paper. Feder in braun, Gouache, auf gelblichem Papier. Height: 390 mm (15.35 in); Width: 534 mm (21.02 in). Author: Pieter Brueghel The Elder.

Eugenio Lucas Villamil, The Bullfight, c 1890 1900 The Bullfight

Totaro and Samebito. Japanese Folklore

Artwork depicting Britannia in a government building, Foreign Office, Whitehall, London, England

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