Siege of Alesia Town
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1500 F.X. Schmid (54 x 85)
Siege of Alesia Town
Melchior Feselen
Production Date Unknown
This puzzle makes a nice companion to Altdorfer's "Battle of Alexander". The top half was easy, but all the details in the lower section upped the difficulty a lot.
The Siege of Alesia depicts the famous 52 BCE siege of Alesia, in which the Roman army under Julius Caesar defeated the Gallic forces led by Vercingetorix. Feselen presents the event as a vast panoramic military landscape, filling the countryside with armies, fortifications, camps, and groups of soldiers.
The painting is notable for its bird's-eye perspective, allowing the viewer to see the Roman siege works encircling the fortified Gallic settlement. Caesar famously constructed extensive lines of fortifications around Alesia while simultaneously defending against a relief army approaching from outside. Feselen uses this complex arrangement to create an extraordinarily detailed composition.
Rather than concentrating on a single dramatic moment, Feselen turns the historical event into a vast visual survey of warfare. The tiny figures, elaborate fortifications and extensive landscape are characteristic of Northern Renaissance approaches to historical subjects.
Location: Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Alte Pinakothek, Munich.
Siege of Alesia Town
Melchior Feselen
Production Date Unknown
This puzzle makes a nice companion to Altdorfer's "Battle of Alexander". The top half was easy, but all the details in the lower section upped the difficulty a lot.
The Siege of Alesia depicts the famous 52 BCE siege of Alesia, in which the Roman army under Julius Caesar defeated the Gallic forces led by Vercingetorix. Feselen presents the event as a vast panoramic military landscape, filling the countryside with armies, fortifications, camps, and groups of soldiers.
The painting is notable for its bird's-eye perspective, allowing the viewer to see the Roman siege works encircling the fortified Gallic settlement. Caesar famously constructed extensive lines of fortifications around Alesia while simultaneously defending against a relief army approaching from outside. Feselen uses this complex arrangement to create an extraordinarily detailed composition.
Rather than concentrating on a single dramatic moment, Feselen turns the historical event into a vast visual survey of warfare. The tiny figures, elaborate fortifications and extensive landscape are characteristic of Northern Renaissance approaches to historical subjects.
Location: Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Alte Pinakothek, Munich.
