Allegorical Representation of 'America' / Maarten de Vos / Attributed to

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Accession Number: 1960/2.24
Title: Allegorical Representation of 'America'
Artist: Maarten de Vos
Artist Nationality: Flemish
Artist Life Dates: 1532-1603
Medium and Support: pen and black ink with ink wash on cream-colored paper
Object Creation Date: 1594-1600
Object Creation Place: Europe (continent); Flanders (former nation/state/empire)
Creation Place 1: Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2: Flanders (former nation/state/empire)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Dimensions: 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in.)
Century: 16th century
Primary Object Classification: Drawing
Primary Keywords: allegory; america; americas; birds; fruit; lions; reptiles and amphibians; rhinoceros; staff; trees
Secondary Keywords: allegory and literature; animals; feathers; genres; locality; mammals; objects; plants; severed heads; the natural world
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 2406 x 2387
File Size: 370 KB
Record: 1960/2.24
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1960-sl-2.24/1960_2.24.jpg

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Full citation: "Allegorical Representation of 'America'; Maarten de Vos; Attributed to." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1960-sl-2.24/1960_2.24.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.