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Alexander Attacks the City of Tyre
Master of the Jardin de vertueuse consolationabout 1470–1475
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Standing at the center of the lead ship in gold armor, Alexander the Great directs the naval assault on the Phoenician city of Tyre in January 332 B.C.
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- Title: Alexander Attacks the City of Tyre
- Creator: Master of the Jardin de vertueuse consolation
- Date Created: about 1470–1475
- Location Created: Lille (written), France; Bruges (illuminated), Belgium
- Physical Dimensions: Leaf: 43.2 × 33 cm (17 × 13 in.)
- Type: Folio
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 83.MR.178.61
- Culture: French and Flemish
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. Ludwig XV 8, fol. 61
- Creator Display Name: Master of the Jardin de vertueuse consolation and assistant (Flemish, active 3rd quarter of 15th century)
- Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)
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