Tyre

Description

This engraving, titled "Tyre," depicts the ruins of the ancient Phoenician city of Tyre, located on the coast of Lebanon. The two figures in the foreground likely represent local inhabitants of the period, while the dark silhouette in the background, merging with the sea, depicts Tyre, once a center of trade, glassmaking, and purple dye production, now a quiet ruin. According to ancient sources, Tyre was besieged and conquered by Alexander the Great in 332 BC, resulting in the city's transformation into a peninsula and the demolition of its walls. The strip of land extending into the land seen in the engraving refers to the historical ruin known as Alexander's Causeway.