Cooper Hewitt
Figure of America
Julius Goltzius, Dutch, died ca. 1595 · late 17th–early 18th century
Panel in gadrooned frame. Semi-nude female figure with feather headdress, holding bow and sceptre, seated in chariot drawn by two unicorns; in foreground, an armadillo in background, men with bows inside and outside a circular enclosure. At top right, the word "America" is faintly visible.
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