Christopher Columbus returning from the discovery of America

Cristoforo Colombo di ritorno dalla scoperta dell’America, 1863

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Titolo dell'opera:

Christopher Columbus returning from the discovery of America

Acquisizione:

Vittorio Emanuele II 1866 Genova - legato

Autore:

Delleani, Lorenzo

Object Type:

painting

Epoca:

Inventario:

GAM0302

Misure:

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 82,2; Larghezza: 118,5; Varie: Misure con cornice: 115 x 152

Tecnica:

olio su tela

Ultimi prestiti:

Mostra della Società Promotrice di Belle Arti di Torino - Accademia di Belle Art di Torino - 1865

Back to Focus:
Famous people, upper middle class portraiture and self-portraits between the 19th and 20th centuries
Descrizione:

A historical work of theatrical flavour relating to the return to Spain, after his third voyage, of Columbus, who was chained up on the charge of having embezzled crown property. Exhibited at the 1865 Exhibition of the Society for the Promotion of Fine Arts in Turin and purchased by the Duke of Aosta for 1,200 lire. The painting comes from the collection of Odone di Savoia, donated to the City of Genoa by Victor Emmanuel II in 1866. Rectangular canvas with oil-painted frame