El Descubrimiento de América

This oil painting presents a powerful allegorical scene depicting a confrontation between a bull and a tiger. The bull, symbolizing Spain, clashes with the tiger, representing the Indies that the Spanish Empire set out to find during Christopher Columbus’s first expedition. The bull's horn pierces a part of the tiger’s body that contains a map of the Americas, referring to the actual discovery made by Columbus and his crew. The painting blends historical symbolism, colonial exploration, and national identity in a dynamic and evocative composition.
 
280 x 400 cm
oil on linen
2024