Figure of Europe
Julius Goltzius, Dutch, died ca. 1595
late 17thâearly 18th century
Medium
woodwork
Classification
woodwork
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde
Accession Number
1960-1-15-b
About this artwork
Panel in gadrooned frame. Female figure, crowned, holding sceptre and orb, seated under laurel wreath in chariot, drawn by a pair of horses; in background, grazing cattle and a burning castle. At top right, labeled "Europa".