Sujet

Amerigo Vespucci, (1454-1512), 1912. Artist: Gaetano Grazzini

Légende

Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512), Italian explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer, 1912. Vespucci first demonstrated that Brazil and the West Indies did not represent Asia's eastern outskirts as initially thought by Columbus. This so called 'New World' came to be called America, taking its name from Americus, the Latin version of Vespucci's first name. After a sculpture Gaetano Grazzini (1786-1858) which occupies one of the niches beneath the porticos of the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. Taken from 'A Book of Discovery', published by T. C. & E. C. Jack Ltd. 1912.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1912

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C63_181

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

29,9Mo (1,7Mo) / 20,6cm x 36,4cm / 2436 x 4294 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Italien gros plan le travail arts pays statue livre métier endroit siècle Uffizi faire des gestes profession image explorateur littérature projectile de studio navigation plan rapproché navigateur geste de main regarder loin fond blanc main sur le coffre les années 10 20e siècle The Print Collector Amerigo Vespucci object Amerigo Vespucci human likeness TC and EC Jack Jack TC and EC Book of Discovery Gaetano Grazzini Grazzini Gaetano object