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John Vanderlyn: Landing of Columbus  wikidata:Q10784351 reasonator:Q10784351
Artist
John Vanderlyn  (–1852)  wikidata:Q1661665
 
John Vanderlyn
Alternative names
Vanderlyn; Vander Lyn
Description American painter
Date of birth/death 18 October 1775 / 15 October 1776 Edit this at Wikidata 23 September 1852 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Kingston (New York) Kingston Edit this at Wikidata
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Category:New York, Paris, Rome, Kingston
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artist QS:P170,Q1661665
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Title
Landing of Columbus
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
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.
Date 1847
date QS:P571,+1847-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 365.7 cm (12 ft); width: 548.6 cm (18 ft)
dimensions QS:P2048,365.76U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,548.64U174728
Source/Photographer Architect of the Capitol
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