Johannes Stradanus and Theodoor Galle, “The Discovery of America”
The scene, called “Discovery of America,” was first drawn by Netherlandish artist Johannes Stradanus in the 1580s. It was then transformed into a print series that formed part of Nova Reperta , or New Inventions and Discoveries of Modern Times (c. 1600).
A New World: Europe’s First View of America - Arthive
Sep 12, 2017 · The painting was commissioned by Pope Alexander VI, a controversial character who conceived several kids and was engaged in the corrupt church schemes. It was only a few months before Columbus discovered Americas in 1492 that the notorious Spaniard Rodrigo Borgia, aka Alexander VI, became a pope.
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Colony: Australia 1770–1861 | NGV
Drawing from public and private collections across the country, Colony: Australia 1770–1861 brings together the most important examples of art and design produced during this period and surveys the key settlements and development of life and culture in the colonies.
Art of the Early Explorers - australianarthistory
Jan 21, 2018 · You can see how the picturesque style quickly influenced early Australian artists. This oil painting, A direct north general view of Sydney Cove , attributed to Thomas Watling, is likely to have been painted in the early 1800s based on a 1794 drawing.
Theodoor Galle | Allegory of America, from New Inventions of …
The representation of the Four Continents—Africa, America, Asia and Europe—as female allegorical figures with their so-called attributes has a long history and was standardized in the late sixteenth century by Cesare Ripa in his influential emblem book Iconologia.
The Discovery of America, plate 1 from the "Nova Reperta" (New ...
Title: The Discovery of America, plate 1 from the "Nova Reperta" (New Inventions of Modern Times) Creator: Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Theodor Galle, ca. 1571 -...
the visual representation of America even as they were shaped by European cultural habits and preconceptions. Images Pair #1: • John White, Indian in Body Paint, watercolor, ca. 1585 • Depiction of Blemmyes (mythical headless men), engraving in Raleigh, Discovery of Guiana, 1595 (1603 German ed.) Pair #2:
The National Picture: The art of Australia's Black War - Issuu
Benjamin Duterrau’s arresting painting, The Conciliation (in TMAG’s collection since 1945) was a study for a much larger historical work referred to as The National Picture, which Duterrau...
10 Most Famous Australian Paintings - Artst
Australian painting can be divided between the traditional aboriginal art forms and that of the European settlers which were heavily influenced by both the realism and impressionism art movements. 1. The Pioneer – Frederick McCubbin. Frederick McCubbin painted …
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