On this folio from Walters manuscript W.624, when the brave captive Chinese warrior Kanifu is stripped of armor, Alexander the Great and his retinue are amazed to discover that the warrior is a woman.
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.623, Alexander the Great (Iskandar) invents a mirror that, when mounted on a tower, shows everything within a radius of 60 farsangs and thus enables Alexander's men to at More
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.624 depicts one of the many battles fought by Alexander the Great, who is celebrated in the Islamic tradition as one of the great historic rulers. The painting is ins More
Alexander the Great Receiving News of the Death by Immolation of the Indian Gymnosophist Calanus, painting by Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne, 1672. Jean Baptiste de Champaigne (10 December 1631, Brussels – 27 O More