Where Is Battle of Pavia? See It at Kunsthistorisches Museum

Q: What battle is shown?

The Battle of Pavia (1525), where Imperial forces defeated the French. Patinir set it in a vast landscape.

Q: Where is this painting?

At the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, known for its Northern European paintings.

Q: Who was Joachim Patinir?

Joachim Patinir was a Flemish painter considered the first Western artist to specialize in landscape painting. His panoramic views with tiny figures set a new standard for landscape as an independent genre.

Joachim Patinir depicted the Battle of Pavia set within an expansive panoramic landscape. The painting combines historical narrative with the sweeping vistas that made Patinir a pioneer of landscape painting.

Patinir was one of the first painters to make landscape a primary subject. This work is at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

The Battle of Pavia (1525), where Imperial forces defeated the French. Patinir set it in a vast landscape.

At the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, known for its Northern European paintings.

Joachim Patinir was a Flemish painter considered the first Western artist to specialize in landscape painting. His panoramic views with tiny figures set a new standard for landscape as an independent genre.

Battle of Pavia

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