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Africa
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The female personification of the continent Africa sits on a cart drawn by two lions. Next to her a crocodile. She holds a tambourine in the right hand and a parasol in the left. To the left in the background African animals such as lions, elephants and ostriches. In the foreground a chameleon. The print is part of a four-part series with personifications of the four continents.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineAfrika. 1575 - 1610. Julius Goltzius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
