Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Four Rivers of Paradise c.1615 Oil on canvas, 208 × 283 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Compare: Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Fontana dei Fiumi 1651 Piazza Navona, Roma
Cities: • Alexandria • Cairo • Faiyum • Philae Egypt in Art: Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) An Egyptian in a Doorway 1865 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) The Death of the Pharaoh’s Firstborn Son 1872 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912)…
Carthage in Art: Turner, Joseph (1775-1851) Dido building Carthage 1815 National Gallery, London Births: • Terence (c.195 BC-c.159 BC) See also: • Cities | Tunisia
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Fontana dei Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers) 1651 Marble and travertine Piazza Navona, Roma Río de la Plata River Ganges River Nile The Danube Stemma Pontificio Compare: Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Four Rivers of Paradise…