{"product_id":"babylon-331-bc-shirt","title":"Babylon · 331 BC — Shirt","description":"\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/7479\/6367\/files\/babylon.jpg?v=1792843427\" alt=\"The Entry of Alexander into Babylon by Charles Le Brun\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;display:block;margin:0 auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic;\"\u003eCharles Le Brun, The Entry of Alexander into Babylon, 1665. Oil on canvas, 450 × 707 cm. Musée du Louvre, Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#BE9B53;letter-spacing:0.08em;\"\u003e331 BC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeeks after Gaugamela, Babylon opened its gates without a fight. Quintus Curtius describes the road strewn with flowers and garlands, silver altars burning frankincense, and the keeper of the citadel, Bagophanes, coming out to hand over the city and its treasury.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#BE9B53;letter-spacing:0.08em;\"\u003eThe scene\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLe Brun shows Alexander entering in triumph, standing in a chariot drawn by elephants, with the spoils of Darius carried before him and the city’s terraced gardens rising behind. The canvas measures 4.5 by 7 metres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#BE9B53;letter-spacing:0.08em;\"\u003e323 BC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlexander came back to Babylon eight years later and died there, in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar, at thirty-two. Fever, poison and exhaustion have all been argued since antiquity; the cause has never been settled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#BE9B53;letter-spacing:0.08em;\"\u003eThe painter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharles Le Brun (1619–1690) was First Painter to Louis XIV and directed both the royal Academy and the Gobelins tapestry works. Between 1665 and 1673 he painted four immense canvases on the life of Alexander: the Granicus, Arbela, the Entry into Babylon and Alexander and Porus. At court they were read as allusions to the young king’s own victories. All four are now in the Louvre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach piece is prepared especially for you · Allow 2–5 business days before shipping · 30-day returns\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nClassic fit — take your usual size.\u003c\/p\u003e\nThe victory lap. After crushing Darius, Alexander entered Babylon in full triumph — golden chariot, war elephants, and the spoils of an empire carried through the gates. From the celebrated Alexander cycle painted for Louis XIV, this is the boldest print in the collection.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe gold sun embroidered at the chest; the painting on the back, held in a thin antique-gold frame with its place and year. On our classic shirt in Navy — soft and light, with just the right amount of stretch.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n• 100% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton\u003cbr\u003e\n• Fabric weight: 4.2 oz.\/yd.² (142 g\/m²)\u003cbr\u003e\n• Pre-shrunk fabric\u003cbr\u003e\n• Side-seamed construction\u003cbr\u003e\n• Shoulder-to-shoulder taping\u003cbr\u003e\n• Tear-away label\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFit \u0026amp; sizing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nA classic, true-to-size fit. Take your usual size.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery \u0026amp; returns\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nPrepared especially for you, for you alone — please allow 2–5 business days before shipping. Shipping is calculated at checkout (Canada \u0026amp; US). 30-day returns on unworn pieces.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e15% off orders over CA$94\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWith code \u003cstrong\u003eWundermann15\u003c\/strong\u003e at checkout — every order, no exceptions.","brand":"Wundermann","offers":[{"title":"XS","offer_id":67854522155087,"sku":"3915833_9546","price":47.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"S","offer_id":67854522187855,"sku":"3915833_4111","price":47.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":67854522220623,"sku":"3915833_4112","price":47.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":67854522253391,"sku":"3915833_4113","price":47.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":67854522286159,"sku":"3915833_4114","price":47.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL","offer_id":67854522318927,"sku":"3915833_4115","price":47.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/7479\/6367\/files\/babylon-331-bc-shirt-front.jpg?v=1792810942","url":"https:\/\/shop.wundermannn.com\/products\/babylon-331-bc-shirt","provider":"Wundermann","version":"1.0","type":"link"}