Also around 2,500 BC, the earliest known depiction of a city being besieged is found in the tomb of Inti, an official from the 21st nome of Upper Egypt, who lived during the late Fifth Dynasty. The Stele of the Vultures, about 2,500 BC, is one of a number of Mesopotamian 'victory stelae'. The Narmer Palette from the same period shows a military victory in a more symbolic style. The Battlefield Palette, a cosmetic palette from the Protodynastic Period of Egypt (circa ~3500 to 3000 BC) is incomplete, but shows prisoners being led away, and wild animals feasting on the dead. 100BCĪrt depicting military themes has existed throughout history. The Roman Alexander Mosaic showing Alexander the Great (left) defeating Darius III of Persia a floor mosaic excavated from Pompeii, c. The term war art is sometimes used, mostly in relation to 20th century military art made during wartime. In 20th century wars official war artists were retained to depict the military in action despite artists now being very close to the action the battle scene is mostly left to popular graphic media and the cinema. Naval scenes are very common, and battle scenes and 'ship portraits' are mostly considered as a branch of marine art the development of other large types of military equipment such as warplanes and tanks has led to new types of work portraying these, either in action or at rest. As well as portraits of military figures, depictions of anonymous soldiers on the battlefield have been very common since the introduction of military uniforms such works often concentrate on showing the variety of these. The depiction of other aspects of warfare, especially the suffering of casualties and civilians, has taken much longer to develop. The battle scene is one of the oldest types of art in developed civilizations, as rulers have always been keen to celebrate their victories and intimidate potential opponents.

Military art is art with a military subject matter, regardless of its style or medium. The Battle of Poitiers in 1356, in a manuscript of Froissart's Chronicles of c.

European war paint