Brand van Persepolis from the series History of Alexander the Great, In the midfield in front of a number of columns and under a canopy, stands Alexander the Great. He is surrounded by a number of women and servants and points to the burning palace complex in Persepolis that is shown on the left of the back plan. In the front left, a woman with her back to the viewer watches the whole thing. At the center of the foreground are a shield, crockery, a vase of flowers and a monkey. The broad border is decorated with vines and finely worked out fluttering birds in different colors, Alexander the Great, Karel van Mander (II) (signed by artist), Delft, 1619, ketting, inslag, tapestry, h 438 cm × w 513 cm
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Brand van Persepolis, series History, Alexander, Great, midfield, front, number, columns, under, canopy, stands Alexander, surrounded, women, servants, points, burning palace complex, Persepolis, shown, left, back plan, front left, woman, back, viewer watches, whole thing, center, foreground, shield, crockery, vase, flowers, monkey, broad border, decorated, vines, finely worked out fluttering birds, different colors, Karel van Mander, II, signed, artist, Delft, 1619, ketting, inslag, tapestry
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