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Sankt Gallen
Sankt Gallen (Kanton)

Schmiedgasse 15
(Haus zum Pelikan)

Die vier Kontinenten

The Four Continents

18th century

Description

Oriel with two storeys with six fields with reliefs. The four outer fields represent the four continents Europe, Asia, Africa and America, each of the allegorical figures sits in a carriage drawn by characteristic animals:

Sankt Gallen - Die vier Kontinenten
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EVROPA: a king with the French lily on his crown, and a sceptre in his hand. The carriage is drawn by two horses.
ASIA: a man in oriental clothes in a carriage drawn by two camels.
AFRICA: a man with parasol in a carriage drawn by two lions.
AMERICA: an Indian with feathers in a carriage drawn by

These representions are copied from the prints by Jacobus Goltzius after Maerten de Vos

Sources & Information

Stadt Sankt Gallen, Historische Altstadt.

Locatie (N 47°25'26" - E 9°22'34") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: chsg043; Photograph: 6 October 2014
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