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Wallpaper Pizarro's Arrival in Peru from the series The Incas - detail. Pizarro, Francisco 1478-1541; Incas. Wallpaper depicting an encounter on the seashore between a group of Indigenous people and Spanish soldiers. The Indigenous people in colorful costumes, bearing gifts, stand in front of a building in the shade of a tropical forest. The Spaniards, led by their commander on a white horse, approach from the sea, dressed in 16th-century armor. On the right, in the background, the silhouette of a palace. Fragment from a composition occupying panels 19–25 the whole composed of 25 panels. The composition is cut from the top by approximately 140 cm, and from the sides by approximately 25 cm. Designer, first edition ca. 1818; full wallpaper composed of 25 panels 12.875 cm wide, ca. 1830, Paris. Wallpaper, height 87 cm, width 239 cm., A wide painted scene shows a group of figures gathered in a lush, leafy landscape with dense green foliage on the left and a rocky shoreline with blue water and distant buildings on the right. On the left, a group of people wear ornate headdresses and garments in shades of red, orange, brown, green, and white; one person kneels holding a vessel while others stand nearby, some carrying objects and one holding a banner with bright orange and gold. A dark-colored dog stands near the kneeling figure. In the center-right, a figure in pale clothing and a white feathered hat rides a gray horse and gestures toward the group, a red cloak visible at the rider’s back. To the right of the rider, several mounted figures in colorful outfits of blue, red, yellow, and white accompany him on brown and dark horses. Further right near the water, a small group of people in lighter and darker clothing stand on the shore, one pointing toward the scene. The ground is a mix of brown and gray earth, with scattered greenery, and the background includes tall dark plants, trees with green and teal foliage, and architectural forms in muted beige and blue atop dist

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A10_208

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

30.8Mo (2.0Mo) / 45.7cm x 16.9cm / 5394 x 1993 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Wallpaper Pizarro's Arrival Peru series Incas - detail Pizarro Francisco 1478-1541 Incas Wallpaper depicting encounter seashore group Indigenous people Spanish soldiers colorful costumes bearing gifts stand front building shade tropical forest Spaniards led commander white horse approach sea dressed 16th-century armor right background silhouette palace Fragment composition occupying panels 19–25 whole composed 25 panels cut top approximately 140 cm sides approximately 25 cm Designer first edition ca 1818 full wallpaper composed 25 panels 12.875 cm wide ca 1830 Paris Wallpaper height 87 cm width 239 cm wide painted scene figures gathered lush leafy landscape dense green foliage left rocky shoreline blue water distant buildings people wear ornate headdresses garments shades red orange brown green white person kneels holding vessel stand nearby carrying objects holding banner bright orange gold dark-colored dog stands near kneeling figure center-right figure pale clothing feathered hat rides gray horse gestures red cloak visible rider’s back rider several mounted figures colorful outfits blue yellow white accompany dark horses Further right near water small group lighter darker clothing stand shore pointing ground mix gray earth scattered greenery includes tall dark plants trees teal foliage architectural forms muted beige blue atop distant hills colors visible include greens blues browns reds oranges whites grays touches yellow.