# Alexander Comforts the Dying Darius, page from a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi

- By: Islamic (Turkmen style)
- Date: Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370–1507), c.1480/90
- Medium: Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: Image: 10.3 × 14.4 cm (4 1/16 × 5 11/16 in.); Page: 34 × 21.6 cm (13 3/8 × 8 1/2 in.)
- Culture: Iran
- Credit line: Ann McNear Collection
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/51815)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/81af09c1-d329-1134-2bf0-66e01d78b0fe/full/!1455,1080/0/default.jpg
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