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Amerigo Vespucci
| Title: | Amerigo Vespucci |
|---|---|
| Artist: | Ceracchi, Giuseppe |
| Date of Work: | modeled c. 1790 - 1794, carved c. 1815 |
| Medium/Support: | marble |
| Measurements: | 21 x 12 1/2 x 10 in (53.3 x 31.8 x 25.4 cm) |
| Inscribed: | No |
| Acquisition Information: | U. S. government purchase |
| Acquisition Number: | 817.3753.1 |
| Credit Line: | The White House Historical Association (White House Collection) |
| Scholar's Notes: |
"Although his voyages of 1499 and 1501 were preceded by those of Columbus, only Vespucci (1454-1512) realized that he had 'arrived at a new land which . . . we observed to be a continent.' He was more celebrated than Columbus in the 16th century, yet many more images of Columbus were created. "Nonetheless, there is a consistent tradition for the representation of Vespucci, as there is not for Columbus. As a rule Vespucci was depicted as an older man, mostly bald or wearing a cap, with curly hair on the forward crown and sides of his head. He was shown with a wide mouth; distinctive cords and folds of the neck; a furrowed, sharply-delineated face; and a pronounced jaw muscle beneath his right ear. His head was turned slightly to his left and upward. Ceracchi's sculpture exemplifies this tradition." |
| Source of Scholar's Notes: | Kloss, William, et al. Art in the White House: A Nation's Pride. Washington, D.C.: The White House Historical Association, 2008. |
| Page Number(s) in Source: | 70 |
| People: | Vespucci, Amerigo |
| Categories: | All Works of Art/ Artist's Nationality/ Italian |
| Type: | sculpture |
