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The Discovery of America

Statue of Columbus and an Indian girl

Luigi Persico
1836

Washington / The Discovery of America

Description

Statue group "The Discovery of America"
Columbus holding a globe in his uplifted right hand above an Indian maiden. The statue group is 4.8 m high.

Annotation

On south cheek block, east central steps, United States Capitol, removed from the Capitol in 1958.

Sculptor

Luigi Persico

Sources & Information

Photo: Columbia University, Art History & Archaeology Database, Search persico
The Capitol in 3D.
NIAF, Tributes to Christopher Columbus in the United States.
Néstor Ponce de León, The Columbus Gallery (New York, 1893), p. 125.
J.M. Dickey, Christopher Columbus and his Monument Columbia (1892), p. 311.

Tags

Locatie (N 38°53'23" - W 77°0'32") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: usdc04;

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