Alexander de Grote laat de manen en staarten van paarden en muilezels afsnijden c. 1655 - 1665

Leonaert Bramer's "Alexander de Grote laat de manen en staarten van paarden en muilezels afsnijden" is a black chalk drawing depicting a scene from the life of Alexander the Great. It shows soldiers in a camp, likely in Persia, cutting the manes and tails of horses and mules, perhaps as a symbolic act of victory. The drawing, housed in the Rijksmuseum, demonstrates Bramer's skill in capturing the detail and movement of both human and animal figures in a dynamic composition, suggesting the artist’s interest in history and the heroic.