08/08/2026
Nausa
90x90 cm
Available as art prints on paper, canvas, and PLEXIGLAS®
The original artwork is part of Alexander the Great 'Imperator Ultimus' – Secrets and Truths cycle (private collection).
All fine art prints sold by us are strictly limited (1–10 editions) and authenticated with a certificate signed by the artist.
In the cycle, the painting 'Nausa' evokes the sacred space of coming of age, knowledge, and friendship - the place where Alexander embarked on the path of intellectual, spiritual, and physical fulfillment under the guidance of Aristotle.
The canvas unfolds as an ethereal horizon: the symbolic bands of color illustrate the intertwining of landscape and sky. The opalescent pink and golden glow of the upper region suggest the delicate presence of the nymphs, who, according tradition, inhabited the sacred grove. This gossamer sphericity casts a dreamlike veil over the composition - Nausa truly is the city of dreams, where spiritual and divine energies simultaneously materialize.
At the center runs the ribbon of the earthly world: the reddish tones elevate the granite peak from the picture plane as the earthly embodiment of divine thought, while the green fields symbolize the fertility of the landscape and the growth of knowledge. The vertical band trickling down into the blue - a symbol of pure water and sky - represents the process of knowledge itself: the disciple's thirst for truth, clarity of thought, and essential vision. This blue cascade also alludes to the friendship between Alexander and Hephaestion, an alliance forged here in the Grove of the Nymphs during their youth, which shaped them for the rest of their lives.
A duality of pastel subtlety and powerful color contrasts dominates the entire painting. The softness of a childhood dreamworld and the elemental force of coming of age are present simultaneously. This duality foreshadows Alexander’s own destiny: his transformation from boy to man, pupil to ruler, and mortal to demigod.
