Alexander the Great Enthroned at Persepolis

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Artist: Unknown artist (work associated with Nizami Ganjavi)
Date: 1595
Holding institution: Walters Art Museum
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Image provider: wikimedia-commons
License: Public domain
Credit: Walters Art Museum

12 tags

Narrative Both · 98%

The title identifies an enthronement episode, and the image depicts a staged gathering organized around a central enthroned figure.
Royalty and Aristocracy Both · 96%

The title names Alexander the Great, and the image centers a courtly figure seated on an elevated throne beneath an elaborate canopy.
Human Figure Visual · 99%

Numerous human figures in varied garments and poses occupy the pavilion and foreground.
Animals Visual · 94%

Horses and a spotted animal are visible in the lower portion of the miniature.

Dense Composition Visual · 99%

The miniature is densely populated with figures, architecture, furnishings, textiles, animals, and ornamental details, with little unoccupied space inside the scene.
Highly Ornamented Visual · 99%

Extensive floral and arabesque ornament appears across the surrounding field, borders, canopy, garments, textiles, throne, and architecture.
Patterns Visual · 98%

Repeated floral scrolls, patterned fabrics, border motifs, and architectural ornament establish a strongly patterned surface.
Flatness Visual · 95%

The scene uses stacked architectural levels, overlapping figures, and a relatively planar arrangement rather than sustained illusionistic recession.
Metallic Visual · 87%

The broad surrounding field and numerous fine decorative lines appear strongly gold-colored and reflective in the supplied image, although the precise material is not confirmed.

Manuscript Metadata · 99%

The canonical classification identifies the work as manuscript or decorative art, and the image visibly presents a decorated folio with a central miniature.
Frontal Perspective Visual · 86%

The main pavilion façade, canopy, and throne are arranged around a predominantly front-facing central axis.

16th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The canonical date is 1595, which places the work in the sixteenth century.

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