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Alexander Orders the Destruction of His Army's Excess Baggage
Master of the Jardin de vertueuse consolationabout 1470–1475
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Because his army had become overburdened with the spoils from its conquest of the Persian empire, Alexander the Great ordered the burning of the army's excess baggage, beginning with his own.
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- Title: Alexander Orders the Destruction of His Army's Excess Baggage
- 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.178.135v
- Culture: French and Flemish
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. Ludwig XV 8, fol. 135v
- 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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