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Persian Prisoners
Boucicaut Masterabout 1413–1415
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
The men held in the stocks may be Persian prisoners of war, taken after a series of battles between Alexander the Great and Darius III, king of Persia, in which the Persians sustained great losses. According to Boccaccio, very few of the 500,000 Persian foot soldiers and horsemen who participated in the final engagement survived.
On the other hand, the miniature might depict Darius himself, who fled the battlefield and was briefly imprisoned after betrayal by his own comrades.
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Details
- Title: Persian Prisoners
- Creator: Boucicaut Master
- Date Created: about 1413–1415
- Location Created: Paris, France
- Physical Dimensions: Leaf: 42 × 29.6 cm (16 9/16 × 11 5/8 in.)
- Type: Folio
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 96.MR.17.111
- Culture: French
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. 63, fol. 111
- Creator Display Name: Boucicaut Master or workshop (French, active about 1390 - 1430)
- Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)
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