Alamo artist Mark Lemon unveiled his mural-size painting, “The Storming of the Alamo, March 6, 1836,” at Alamo Beer Co. on Thursday, revealing what he said is the world’s largest painting ...

A massive, detailed painting depicting the Alamo during the height of the 1836 battle will be displayed in a new exhibit hall targeted for completion late this year, Alamo officials said.

“Remember the Alamo!” by Robert Penn Warren. He hopes visitors who see the painting will want to know more about the 1836 battle and Texas Revolution. “I hope that it will inspire others to ...

Alamo historian and curator Bruce Winders said the painting's repair is important ... early-morning battle less than three months later in 1836. "I do feel something when I see that painting ...

Alamo historian and curator Bruce Winders said the painting’s repair is important ... morning battle less than three months later in 1836. “I do feel something when I see that painting ...

“Dawn at the Alamo,” artist Henry McArdle’s billboard-sized 1905 oil painting, depicts the legendary 1836 battle in San Antonio, Texas. It hangs in the Texas State Capitol in Austi ...

If there's one thing San Antonio is known for, it's the Alamo. Once a Franciscan mission, it was here that 189 Texans fought and lost their lives in 1836 during a 13-day siege by Mexican ruler ...

However, the brave defenders could have been elsewhere. In early 1836, General Sam Houston gave orders to Jim Bowie: report to the Alamo, destroy it, round up the Texans there, and fall back east.

Related: Historic painting of 'Old Ben Milam ... era and distinguishes the space from Alamo Plaza, where the heaviest ...

So much so, in fact, that many people call San Antonio the "Alamo City." The only portions of the 1836 compound that remain are the church and the lower floor of the long barracks -- and air ...