Cooper Hewitt
Figure of Africa
Julius Goltzius, Dutch, died ca. 1595 · late 17th–early 18th century
Panel in gadrooned frame. Nude female figure, holding tambourine and feather parasol, seated in chariot with crocodile arm rests, drawn by two lions; in foreground, scaly quadruped; in background, two elephants, camel, lion and ostrich. At top right, labeled "Africa".
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