Figure of America
Julius Goltzius, Dutch, died ca. 1595
late 17thâearly 18th century
Classification
woodwork
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde
Accession Number
1960-1-15-d
About this artwork
Panel in gadrooned frame. Semi-nude female figure with feather headdress, holding bow and sceptre, seated in chariot drawn by two unicorns; in foreground, an armadillo in background, men with bows inside and outside a circular enclosure. At top right, the word "America" is faintly visible.