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Technique: | Plaster | Dimensions: | 42,5 cm diàm. | Date: | 1892 ? | Generic classification: | Sculpture | General inventari: | 3942 E | Location: | Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi | Notes: | Inscriptions: “a:castilla:y:a:leon.Nuevo:mundo:dio:colon (small rose)”, at the upper part; “en:12:octubre:1492”, in the exergue; “AMERICA”, on top of the globe upon which Columbus rests his right hand.
It is probably a commemorative medallion of the fourth centenary of the “discovery” of America, event that was celebrated in Barcelona with multiple acts. |
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