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The Founding of Alexandria-in-Caucaso
Master of the Jardin de vertueuse consolationabout 1470–1475
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Alexander the Great surveys the building of a new city, Alexandria-in-Caucaso, at the foot of the Hindu-Kush mountains. Alexander later established his headquarters here as he launched his campaign into Bactria. It was one of seventy cities he founded in an effort to consolidate his rule over lands he had conquered.
Details
- Title: The Founding of Alexandria-in-Caucaso
- Creator: Master of the Jardin de vertueuse consolation
- Date Created: about 1470–1475
- Location Created: Lille (written), France; Bruges (illuminated), Belgium
- Physical Dimensions: Leaf: 43.2 × 33 cm (17 × 13 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: 83.MR.178.156v
- Culture: French and Flemish
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. Ludwig XV 8, fol. 156v
- Creator Display Name: Master of the Jardin de vertueuse consolation and assistant (Flemish, active 3rd quarter of 15th century)
- Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)
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