Allegory of America, Nicolaes Berchem, mid-17th–late 17th century

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Allegory of America, mid-17th–late 17th century, Black chalk, brush, black ink, gray wash. Incised for transfer., 17 5/8 x 11 13/16 in. ( x 30 cm), Drawings, Nicolaes Berchem (Dutch, Haarlem 1621/22–1683 Amsterdam), This drawing served as a model for an engraved title page in the second volume of an atlas on the Americas, Joan Blaeu’s Atlas Maior (Amsterdam, 1662). Berchem, a prolific draftsman and painter who specialized in landscapes, reconfigured the New World allegory for a Dutch context by including a detailed setting alluding to trade and religion

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Size: 3705px × 5480px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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