Artist: Jan van der Straet
Artwork: Discovery of America: Vespucci Landing
Description: This chiaroscuro woodcut is an illustration for a book about America written by Girolamo Benzoni and published in 1565. The image depicts Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer and namesake of America, meeting a personification of the New World.
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Discovery of America
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