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Hector of Troy, Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar

Primary Master of the Strassburg Chronicle

National Gallery of Art

The image shows three armored figures standing in a frontal position. The figure on the left wears ornate armor with a feathered plume on their helmet. The middle figure has a beard and mustache, wearing a crown over the helmet, with detailed armor. The figure on the right also has facial hair and a helmet with decorative plumes. Each figure holds a sword in their right hand and shields with heraldic symbols rest on the ground. The background features a tiled floor with a geometric pattern and medieval-style text inscribed above and below the figures.

Artwork Details

Date
1492
Medium
pen and black ink over traces of black chalk on on laid paper ruled in leadpoint
Dimensions
3409 × 4416 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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