Peter Paul Rubens, les quatre continents, peinture, ch. 1615

• Contributeur: incamerastock / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: T0ETAJ
• Taille du fichier: 75,3 MB (5,4 MB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 6000 x 4386 px | 50,8 x 37,1 cm | 20 x 14,6 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 7 avril 2009
• Lieu: Kunsthistorisches Museum
• Photographe: ICP

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The Four Continents, also known as The Four Rivers of Paradise, is a painting by Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens, made in the 1610s. It depicts the female personifications of, what, at the time, were believed to be four continents (Europe, Asia, Africa and America) sitting with the personifications of their respective major rivers – the Danube, the Ganges, the Nile and the Río de la Plata. Europe is shown on the left, Africa in the middle, Asia on the right and America behind it, to the left. The tigress, protecting the cubs from the crocodile, is used as a symbol of Asia. The personification of the Danube holds a rudder. The bottom part of the painting shows several putti.

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