Tag: Chosroes
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01 Work, The Art of War, Piero della Francesca’s Battle between Heraclius and Chosroes , with footnotes
In representing the Battle between Heraclius and Chosroes, Piero has chosen to represent the grim mechanics of the slaughter: there are no beautiful patterns, no lovely light, and the armour has little allure. The legs of horses and people fill the lower part of the composition, while above masses of steel and flesh collide. There…