Columbus before the Queen
Emanuel Leutze
American Art
Columbus before the Queen was the third of at least six treatments of the Christopher Columbus theme undertaken by Emanuel Leutze. Portrayed as a hero, the Italian explorer commands the center of the composition as he boldly addresses the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella, seen here on the left. With their backing, Columbus crossed the Atlantic four times between 1492 and 1503. His first voyage marked the beginning of Spanish colonization of the Americas, which brought a new language, a new monotheistic religion, and an obsession with racial purity to the region.
MEDIUM
Oil on canvas
DATES
1843
DIMENSIONS
38 9/16 x 50 15/16 in. (97.9 x 129.4 cm)
frame: 53 1/2 × 66 × 6 in. (135.9 × 167.6 × 15.2 cm) (show scale)
SIGNATURE
Signed lower right: "E. Leutze-1843"
COLLECTIONS
American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
77.220
CREDIT LINE
Dick S. Ramsay Fund and Healy Purchase Fund B
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
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CAPTION
Emanuel Leutze (American, born Germany, 1816–1868). Columbus before the Queen, 1843. Oil on canvas, 38 9/16 x 50 15/16 in. (97.9 x 129.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund and Healy Purchase Fund B, 77.220 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 77.220_SL1.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 77.220_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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