Set of the Four Continents - Europe
Dateca. 1780
Label TextThe iconography for the group of continents coalesced in the seventeenth century in an illustrated dictionary, Icono-logia, by Cesare Ripa (published in Rome in 1603), and in the famous Atlas maior published as a set of eleven volumes in Amsterdam in 1662. A Dutch family of cartographers, named Blaeu, produced it. Female figures and an exotic animal from each land represent the continents.
Object number64.119
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Documents International: Reflections in the Mirror: A World of Identity, Apr. 23, 1998 - June 20, 1999.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe, Feb.17 - May 7, 2000.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Emblems of Encounter: Europe and Africa over 500 Years, Jan. 23, 2016 - Jan. 29, 2023 [on view Jan. 23 - Sept. 11, 2016].Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Corydon Wagner
Dimensions9 5/8 x 4 1/8 in. (24.5 x 10.5 cm)
MediumSoft paste porcelain with enamel and gilt
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