MAKE A MEME View Large Image Amerigo Vespucci - marble bust by Ceracchi 1815.jpg Artwork Creator Giuseppe Ceracchi Amerigo Vespucci modeled c 1790 - 1794 carved c 1815 marble cm 53 4 31 8 25 4 White House Washington D C United States White House copy of the 1815 ...
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Keywords: Amerigo Vespucci - marble bust by Ceracchi 1815.jpg Artwork Creator Giuseppe Ceracchi Amerigo Vespucci modeled c 1790 - 1794 carved c 1815 marble cm 53 4 31 8 25 4 White House Washington D C United States White House copy of the 1815 sculpture Notes from Kloss William et al Art in the White House A Nation's Pride Washington D C The White House Historical Association 2008 Although his voyages of 1499 and 1501 were preceded by those of Columbus only Vespucci 1454-1512 realized that he had 'arrived at a new land which we observed to be a continent ' He was more celebrated than Columbus in the 16th century yet many more images of Columbus were created Nonetheless there is a consistent tradition for the representation of Vespucci as there is not for Columbus As a rule Vespucci was depicted as an older man mostly bald or wearing a cap with curly hair on the forward crown and sides of his head He was shown with a wide mouth; distinctive cords and folds of the neck; a furrowed sharply-delineated face; and a pronounced jaw muscle beneath his right ear His head was turned slightly to his left and upward Ceracchi's sculpture exemplifies this tradition The White House Historical Association Other versions http //www whitehouseresearch org/assetbank-whha/action/viewAsset id 235 PD-old-100 histogram fix Amerigo Vespucci Giuseppe Ceracchi Sculptures in the White House
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