Alexander the Great - Paris, France
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N 48° 51.756 E 002° 19.738
31U E 450784 N 5412398
This sculpture is located near the center of the Tulieries Garden.
Waymark Code: WMCYR8
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 10/27/2011
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This 1792 marble sculpture is entitled "Alexander Combattant" and depicts Alexander the Great fighting from a crouched position. The work is missing the ends of both forearms...but presumbaly the work once had or is meant to convey that Alexander is fighting with a sword. He appears nude but for a helmet and a cape wrapped over his left arm. Alexander (356 - 323 BC) was King of Macedon who by age 30 had created a huge empire. His legacy was the spread of Greek culture through much of the Mediterranean and Asian nations. Read more about him at (
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The artist, Charles LeBoeuf (1792-1865) was a French sculptor...who only has a French Wikipedia page at (
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