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Allegory of Africa, from "The Four Continents" Wall Art
ART BY: Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder
Allegory of Africa, from "The Four Continents" Wall Art
ART BY: Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder
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Allegory of Africa, from "The Four Continents" is a prints, engraving by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder (1520–1590), dated ca. 1590–1600. The source scan comes from the The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the file offered here measures 2546 × 3618 px (3.8 MB). It is filed under Prints and Renaissance, in portrait format. Archive Lane holds 10 works by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder, a Flemish artist.
Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder, Marc Gerard and Marcus Garret was a Flemish painter, draughtsman, print designer and etcher who was active in his native Flanders and in England. He practised in many genres, including portraits, religious paintings, landscapes and architectural themes.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). All works by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder →
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