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The Four Continents: America

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Description: The Four Continents: America
TitleThe Four Continents: America
Creator nameKessel, Jan van
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1666
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on copper
LocationAlte Pinakothek, Munich
https:/­/­www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/­en/­artwork/­Qm45Mn94No/­jan-van-kessel/­die-vier-erdteile-amerika
Accession number1913
SubjectsAllegoriesPainting, Dutch--17th centuryExoticism in artContinentsBlack people in art
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12. Naturalia, Curiosities, and the English Cabinet
Arthur MacGregor
Description: The Paston Treasure: Microcosm of the Known World
The Paston Treasure: Microcosm of the Known World
In collections of the type illustrated by The Paston Treasure and recorded in detail by the associated inventories—an assemblage following late Renaissance models, but standing chronologically at the threshold of the Enlightenment—objects from the natural world formed an essential component that...
Author
Arthur MacGregor
PublisherYale Center for British Art
Copyright© 2018 Yale University
Related print edition pages: pp.156-161
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00266.013
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Chapter subject tags:Cabinets of curiositiesNatural history collectionsZoological specimens--Collection and preservation
12. Opulent and Exotic Africa
David Bindman
Description: The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume III: From the “Age of...
The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume III: From the “Age of Discovery” to the Age of Abolition, Part 2: Europe and the World Beyond
Paolo Cortesi, in his encyclopedic treatise for prelates of 1510 (De Cardinalatu), advocated the presence of maps in the summer rooms of ecclesiastic palaces ...
Author
David Bindman
PublisherHarvard University Press
Copyright© 2011 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
Related print edition pages: pp.329-370
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00141.017
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Chapter subject tags:Imperialism in artExoticism in artRace in artTobacco in art

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Description: Africa (The Pagan Temple). From the "Four Continents" series
Africa (The Pagan Temple). From the "Four Continents" series
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 09
Creator nameKessel, Jan van
Creator name (description)and Erasmus Quellinus II
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1664
Object typePainting
MaterialsCopper
Dimensionscentral panel: 48.6 × 67.9 cm; small panels: 14.5 × 21 cm
LocationAlte Pinakothek, Munich
https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/bwx026nGm8/jan-van-kessel/die-vier-erdteile-afrika
Accession numberInv. No. 1912
Africa (The Pagan Temple). From the...
Africa (The Pagan Temple). From the "Four Continents" series
Description: Baptism of the Ethiopian Eunuch
Baptism of the Ethiopian Eunuch
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 09
Creator nameBloemaert, Abraham
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1620
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions219 × 153.6 cm
LocationCentraal Museum, Utrecht, Netherlands
https://www.centraalmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/11225-de-doop-van-de-kamerling-abraham-bloemaert
Accession numberInv. Nr. 11225
Baptism of the Ethiopian Eunuch
Baptism of the Ethiopian Eunuch.
Description: Apollo and Diana
Apollo and Diana
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 14
Creator nameHonthorst, Gerrit van
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1628
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions357.0 × 640.0 cm
LocationRoyal Collection, United Kingdom
https://www.rct.uk/collection/405746/apollo-and-diana
Accession numberRCIN 405746
Apollo and Diana
Apollo and Diana
Description: Apollo and Diana, detail
Apollo and Diana, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 14
Creator nameHonthorst, Gerrit van
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1628
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationRoyal Collection, United Kingdom
https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/7/collection/405746/apollo-and-diana
Accession numberRCIN 405746
Apollo and Diana, detail
Apollo and Diana, detail
Description: Allegory of the abdication of Emperor Charles V on 25 October 1555
Allegory of the abdication of Emperor Charles V on 25 October 1555
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 09
Creator nameFrancken, Frans, II
Creator nationality/cultureFlemish
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1635–c.1640
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions134 × 172 cm
LocationRijksmuseum, Amsterdam
http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.6674
Accession numberA 112
Allegory of the abdication of Emperor...
Allegory of the abdication of Emperor Charles V on 25 October 1555
Description: Four Studies of a Black Man
Four Studies of a Black Man
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 09
Creator nameRubens, Peter Paul
Creator nationality/cultureFlemish
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1613–1615
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsOil sketch
Dimensions55 × 66 cm
LocationMusées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
https://www.fine-arts-museum.be/fr/la-collection/peter-paul-rubens-quatre-etudes-de-la-tete-d-un-maure?artist=rubens-peter-paul-1&string=rubens&page=3
Accession number3176
Four Studies of a Black Man
Four Studies of a Black Man
Description: A Merchant Receiving a Moor at the Port Palace
A Merchant Receiving a Moor at the Port Palace
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 09
Creator nameBerchem, Nicolaes
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1665
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil, transferred from wood onto canvas
Dimensions94 × 98.5 cm
LocationGemäldegalerie, Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany
https://skd-online-collection.skd.museum/Details/Index/203851
Accession numberGal.-Nr. 1479
A Merchant Receiving a Moor at the Port...
A Merchant Receiving a Moor at the Port Palace
Description: The Baptism of the Eunuch
The Baptism of the Eunuch
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 09
Creator nameLastman, Pieter
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1620
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions70 × 104 cm
LocationAlte Pinakothek, Munich
https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/A0GOYooxdp/pieter-lastman/die-taufe-des-mohrenkaemmerers
Accession numberInv. 10735
The Baptism of the Eunuch
The Baptism of the Eunuch
Description: Saint Philip Baptizing the Eunuch
Saint Philip Baptizing the Eunuch
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 09
Creator nameCuyp, Aelbert
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1655
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions117.3 × 170.5 cm
LocationAnglesey Abbey, Fairhaven Collection, England
http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/515655
Accession number515655
Saint Philip Baptizing the Eunuch
Saint Philip Baptizing the Eunuch
Description: Jesuits' universal mission. Illustration for Johann Andrewa Feigenbuz's doctoral...
Jesuits' universal mission. Illustration for Johann Andrewa Feigenbuz's doctoral thesis, University of Dillingen
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 09
Creator nameStorer, Johann Christoph
Creator name (description)Bartholomäus Kilian, engraver
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1664
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensionstwo sheets, 919 × 644 mm
LocationAlbertina, Vienna
Accession numbercote D.I.38 (p 33) ACI.247. Inv. DG2006/250
Jesuits' universal mission. Illustration...
Jesuits' universal mission. Illustration for Johann Andrewa Feigenbuz's doctoral thesis, University of Dillingen
Description: A black man warming his hands on a brazier
A black man warming his hands on a brazier
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 09
Creator nameBray, Jan de
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1662
Object typePainting
MaterialsWood
Dimensions67 × 48.5 cm
LocationIziko Museums of Cape Town, Cape Town
Accession numberGC 8
A black man warming his hands on a...
A black man warming his hands on a brazier
Description: World map surrounded by an allegory of the Four Continents
World map surrounded by an allegory of the Four Continents
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 09
Creator nameVecchi, Giovanni de'
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1574
Object typePainting
MaterialsFresco
Dimensionsappro×. 450 × 760 cm
LocationPalazzo Farnese, Sala del Mappamondo, Caprarola, Italy
World map surrounded by an allegory of...
World map surrounded by an allegory of the Four Continents
Description: Four battle scenes set in a décor of grotesques, with a Mexican chieftain in...
Four battle scenes set in a décor of grotesques, with a Mexican chieftain in the center and allegories of the Four Continents in its corners
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 09
Creator nameButi, Lodovico
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1588
Object typePainting
MaterialsCeiling fresco
LocationPalazzo degli Uffizi, Armonry, Florence
Four battle scenes set in a décor...
Four battle scenes set in a décor of grotesques, with a Mexican chieftain in the center and allegories of the Four Continents in its corners
Description: Triumphal Scene
Triumphal Scene
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 09
Creator nameCampen, Jacob van
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1648
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions308 × 205 cm
LocationHuis ten Bosch, Oranjezall, The Hague
Triumphal Scene
Triumphal Scene
Description: Table fountain representing the world, including the Four Continents
Table fountain representing the world, including the Four Continents
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 19
Creator nameAuliczek, Dominicus
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1764
Object typeSculpture
DimensionsH: approx. 66 cm
LocationBayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich
Accession number61/62
Table fountain representing the world,...
Table fountain representing the world, including the Four Continents
Description: Africa, from "Allegory of the Four Continents"
Africa, from "Allegory of the Four Continents"
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 19
Creator nameFattori, Liborio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1724–1726
Object typePainting
LocationBasilica di San Pietro in Vaticano, Rome
Africa, from "Allegory of the Four...
Africa, from "Allegory of the Four Continents
Description: Allegory of the Four Continents
Allegory of the Four Continents
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 19
Creator name (description)After Charles le Brun
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Object typePrint
Allegory of the Four Continents
Allegory of the Four Continents
Description: Europe Supported by Africa and America
Europe Supported by Africa and America
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator nameBlake, William
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1796
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
LocationJohn Carter Brown Library, Providence, Rhode Island
Europe Supported by Africa and America
Europe Supported by Africa and America
Description: Africa and Asia, from an allegory of the Four Continents
Africa and Asia, from an allegory of the Four Continents
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 19
Creator nameBeauvais Manufactory
Creator name (description)workshop of de Menou, after François Le Barbier
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation datec. 1786–1791
Object typeTextile
MaterialsWool and silk tapestry chair backs
DimensionsOverall: 42 1/4 × 75 3/8 × 28 in. (107.3 × 191.5 × 71.1 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/231928
Accession number1978.404.6a–c
Africa and Asia, from an allegory of the...
Africa and Asia, from an allegory of the Four Continents
Description: Hermes presents Pandora to King Epimetheus
Hermes presents Pandora to King Epimetheus
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 02
Creator nameGoltzius, Hendrick
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1611
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationKunstmuseum Basel, Basel Switzerland
http://sammlungonline.kunstmuseumbasel.ch/eMuseumPlus?service=direct/1/ResultDetailView/result.inline.list.t1.collection_list.$TspTitleImageLink.link&sp=13&sp=Sartist&sp=SfilterDefinition&sp=0&sp=1&sp=1&sp=SdetailView&sp=59&sp=Sdetail&sp=0&sp=T&sp=0&sp=SdetailList&sp=0&sp=F&sp=Scollection&sp=l2951
Accession number252
Hermes presents Pandora to King...
Hermes presents Pandora to King Epimetheus

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