Sculpture of Christopher Columbus. 33 cm.

Description

Sculpture of Christopher Columbus of great quality made of molded marble (marble dust bonded with resin), finished with imitation bronze patina. White resin-moulded marble base.

Total dimensions of sculpture + base:

• Height: 33 cm.
• Width x Depth (Base diameter): 11.5 cm.

Reproductions of sculptures and reliefs, inspired by original pieces from museums and monuments. Portraits of historical figures. Handmade in Spain. Ideal for interior decoration (living rooms, lobbies, libraries, and offices). Not suitable for outdoors.

This sculpture depicts a figure of Christopher Columbus holding a globe.

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), navigator, and discoverer of America. Of disputed origin, most historians consider him to be from Genoa. He presented a project for a voyage to the Indies via the West, which obtained the sponsorship of the Catholic Monarchs, through the signing of the Capitulations of Santa Fe. In October 1492, he reached the American coasts, being the first of the four voyages he made to the lands of the New World, which, according to his documents and letters, he considered part of Asia. At the beginning of the 16th century, they began to be considered a distinct continent, which took the name America after the Italian cartographer Amerigo Vespuccio.