The story of Alexander the Great in Persian Shahnameh Painting

The story of “Alexander the Great" from The Epic of Persian kings. This painting is a piece from “Minimal Shahnameh” painting collection. Alexander captured lands from Andalusia to India and defeated an Indian commander, Foor. His journey was not finished yet. During his journey, Alexander saw some strange things, including visiting a city of women rulers with only one breast, crossing a sea, building a barrier against the wild nation of Yajuj and Majuj (Gog and Magog), killing a dragon and a lion, and living among cannibalistic natives. An old man showed him the sign of the water of eternal life. He said, “when the sun sets deep in water and darkness covers the world, there is a pond that has a spring of the water of life. However, you need to get help from a savior called Khezr to reach this water. Khezr reached the spring, washed his body, and became immortal; however, Alexander got lost in the darkness. He saw a tree that was half woman and half man, and there were many more wonders on his way. He saw a mountain full of birds and an angel with a trumpet waiting for the end of the world so he could blow on the trumpet to awaken dead poeple. On his way to Babel, Alexander found a strange newborn baby with a head like that of a lion and feet like cow hooves. The baby died an hour after being born. Seeing that baby was a bad omen for Alkexander. He knew that he was going to a journey of death. (A piece from “Minimal Shahnameh” Book.)

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:47 W x 39 H x 0.7 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.