Allegory of Africa
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Allegory of Africa, Ferdinand van Kessel the Elder (1690), Kunsthistorisches Museum. Via artnap.com
Allegory of Africa, Ferdinand van Kessel the Elder (1690), Kunsthistorisches Museum. Via artnap.comAllegory of Africa, Ferdinand van Kessel the Elder (1690), Kunsthistorisches Museum. Via <a href="https://artnap.com/artwork/khm-Q27982339">artnap.com</a><figure><a href="https://artnap.com/artwork/khm-Q27982339"><img src="https://img.artnap.com/artworks/khm/khm-Q27982339/web.jpg" alt="Allegory of Africa, Ferdinand van Kessel the Elder (1690)" width="1600" height="1137" style="max-width:100%;height:auto" loading="lazy"></a><figcaption>Allegory of Africa, Ferdinand van Kessel the Elder (1690), Kunsthistorisches Museum. Via <a href="https://artnap.com/artwork/khm-Q27982339">artnap.com</a></figcaption></figure>
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This oil painting shows a classical colonnaded hall with arched openings onto distant landscapes. A seated figure in red robes holds a staff beside a lion and a parrot, while a putto sits on a pedestal among exotic birds, snakes, and fruit.
