Collection Highlights
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
ca. 1700-1725
1952.80
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Sculpture
Amerigo Vespucci (ca. 1454-1512)
Title
Amerigo Vespucci (ca. 1454-1512)
Date
ca. 1790-95
Medium
White marble
Dimensions
Overall: 19 3/4 x 12 x 8 in. ( 50.2 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm )
Description
Portrait bust
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. James Gore King
Object Number
1928.19
Gallery Label
After Columbus returned from his voyage in 1492, claiming discovery of a western route to Asia, Vespucci made several trips to the New World--between 1497 and 1503--during which he explored and made maps of several regions of South America. His name was first applied to the southern continent by Martin Waldseem
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
