Columbus Landing by the
American painter John Vanderlyn (1775-1852). This painting was
commissioned by the Congress in June 1836 for the Capitol Rotunda.
Columbus was claimed as a forefather of the modern USA.
Lizzy
18 hours ago
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That is an interesting tableau of important people in the foreground and less important people in the background. What are those people at the water edge doing, do we know - fighting, celebrating, pointing at something on the ground?
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