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Crowded battle scene with soldiers on horses and foot, war elephants with towers, fallen figures in the foreground, and flags rising above the fighting.

The Battle of Zama

A crowded battle scene of armored soldiers on horseback and foot clashing amid war elephants, with wooden towers on their backs, under a pale sky. Fallen bodies and wounded men fill the foreground, and flags and spears rise above the melee.

Artist
After Cornelis Cort
Date
After 1567
Medium
Oil on panel
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1274 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1578).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, George F. Harding Collection

Español: La batalla de Zama, según Cornelis Cort

Una escena de batalla abarrotada, con soldados blindados a caballo y a pie enfrentándose entre elefantes de guerra con torres de madera sobre sus lomos, bajo un cielo pálido. En primer plano yacen cuerpos caídos y hombres heridos, y banderas y lanzas se alzan sobre la refriega.

Português: A Batalha de Zama, após Cornelis Cort

Uma cena de batalha lotada, com soldados blindados a cavalo e a pé em combate entre elefantes de guerra com torres de madeira nas costas, sob um céu pálido. No primeiro plano, corpos caídos e homens feridos ocupam o chão, enquanto bandeiras e lanças se erguem acima do confronto.

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