Alexander the Great, in a cage, being carried aloft by griffins, mid 15th century. Legendary scene. Wishing to see the world, Alexander harnessed two large griffins between which he was seated. He would hold meat skewers above their heads to entice them to keep flying further up.
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Alexander the Great, in a cage, being carried aloft by griffins, mid 15th century. Legendary scene. Wishing to see the world, Alexander harnessed two large griffins between which he was seated. He would hold meat skewers above their heads to entice them to keep flying further up.

Date

1445

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A15_408

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,3Mo (2,6Mo) / 40,2cm x 31,4cm / 4748 x 3706 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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