Alexander de Grote laat een graf maken voor zijn paard Bucephalus c. 1655 - 1665

Leonaert Bramer's "Alexander de Grote laat een graf maken voor zijn paard Bucephalus" is a pen and ink drawing depicting a scene from the life of Alexander the Great. The drawing, created between 1655 and 1665, shows Alexander overseeing the construction of a tomb for his beloved horse, Bucephalus. The composition includes a group of workers, Alexander, and the horse itself. The scene is set in a landscape, with a distant hill and a cloudy sky. The drawing demonstrates Bramer's skill in capturing a moment of historical drama with meticulous detail. The piece is now part of the Rijksmuseum collection in Amsterdam.