"Le Nouveau Monde à l’Ouest pour l’Espagne ou pour l’Angleterre"
John Rogers Herbert (1830-1890)This painting is a historical work representing the turning point in the life of Christopher Columbus. The latter is caught up by a messenger of Isabella the Catholic, on horseback, who offers him to find a new route to the new world.
At that time in his life, Christopher Columbus was poor and had only one donkey. However, he has already had a similar offer from the English Court.
Hence the title of the work “The New World in the West for England or for Spain?”
John Rogers Herbert, is a famous painter founder of the Royal Academy, who painted many historical paintings, in a pre-Raphaelite style.
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