Alexander the Great at the Fountain of Life with the Prophets Khidr and Ilyas

Description Provenance Credit

Description On this folio from Walters manuscript W.607, Alexander the Great (Iskandar) searches for the fountain of life and passes by a cave, before which sit the prophets Khidr and Ilyas.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creators

Yadkar al-Katib (Scribe)
Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209) (Author)

Period

Folio: 934-935 AH/AD 1528-1529; Miniature repainted: 12th-early 13th century AH/AD 18th-early 19th century (Safavid)

Medium

ink and pigments on cream-colored laid paper
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.607.258B

Measurements

H: 11 13/16 x W: 7 1/16 in. (30 x 18 cm)

Geographies

Iran (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View

Colophon	Title
934-935 AH/AD 1528-1529 (Safavid)	Period
W.607.297A	Accession

Binding from Five Poems (Quintet)	Title
12th century AH/AD 18th century (Zand)	Period
W.607.binding	Accession

Incipit with Illuminated Headpiece	Title
934-935 AH/AD 1528-1529 (Safavid)	Period
W.607.261B	Accession

Alexander the Great Admires his Portrait Ordered by Queen Nushabah	Title
Folio: 934-935 AH/AD 1528-1529; Miniature repainted: 12th-early 13th century AH/AD 18th-early 19th century (Safavid)	Period
W.607.223B	Accession
nizami, safavid	Tags

Incipit with Illuminated Headpiece	Title
934-935 AH/AD 1528-1529 (Safavid)	Period
W.607.180B	Accession