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John Vanderlyn (–1852)    Alternative names Vanderlyn; Vander Lyn Description American painter Date of birth/death 18 October 1775 / 15 October 1776  23 September 1852 Location of birth/death Kingston (New York) Kingston Work location Category:New York, Paris, Rome, Kingston Authority file : Q1661665 VIAF: 56882716 ISNI: 0000000117648688 ULAN: 500002618 LCCN: n87921093 WGA: v/vanderly WorldCat artist QS:P170,Q1661665 |
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| Title |
Landing of Columbus |
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| Object type |
painting |
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| Description |
English: Christopher Columbus is depicted landing in the West Indies, on an island that the natives called Guanahani and he named San Salvador, on October 12, 1492. He raises the royal banner, claiming the land for his Spanish patrons, and stands bareheaded, with his hat at his feet, in honor of the sacredness of the event. The captains of the Niña and Pinta follow, carrying the banner of Ferdinand and Isabella. The crew displays a range of emotions, some searching for gold in the sand. Natives watch from behind a tree.John Vanderlyn (1775-1852) had studied with Gilbert Stuart and was the first American painter to be trained in Paris, where he worked on this canvas for ten years with the help of assistants. |
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| Date |
1847date QS:P571,+1847-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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| Medium |
oil on canvasmedium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
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| Dimensions |
height: 365.7 cm (12 ft); width: 548.6 cm (18 ft)dimensions QS:P2048,365.76U174728dimensions QS:P2049,548.64U174728 |
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| Source/Photographer |
Architect of the Capitol |
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| Permission(Reusing this file) |
Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse  This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1930. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/PDMCreative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0falsefalse |
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| Other versions |
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Alternative names Vanderlyn; Vander Lyn Description American painter Date of birth/death 18 October 1775 / 15 October 1776 
This file has an extracted image: Landing of Columbus (2) (cropped).jpg. 
