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title: Portrait of a Man Said to Be Christopher Columbus
author: Sebastiano del Piombo
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15720/portrait-of-a-man-said-to-be-christopher-columbus/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Portrait of a Man Said to Be Christopher Columbus

_Authored by Sebastiano del Piombo_

## Image File

[![Portrait of a Man Said to Be Christopher Columbus](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15720.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15720.jpg)

## Image Caption

Portrait of a man said to be [Christopher Columbus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Christopher_Columbus/) (1446 - 1506). Oil on Canvas. Created in 1519.

Christopher [Columbus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Christopher_Columbus/) was a Genoese explorer (identified as Italian) who became famous in his own time as the man who discovered the New World and, since the 19th century CE, is credited with the discovery of North America, specifically the region comprising the United States.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Piombo, S. d. (2022, April 24). Portrait of a Man Said to Be Christopher Columbus. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15720/portrait-of-a-man-said-to-be-christopher-columbus/>
### Chicago
Piombo, Sebastiano del. "Portrait of a Man Said to Be Christopher Columbus." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 24, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15720/portrait-of-a-man-said-to-be-christopher-columbus/>.
### MLA
Piombo, Sebastiano del. "Portrait of a Man Said to Be Christopher Columbus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Apr 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15720/portrait-of-a-man-said-to-be-christopher-columbus/>.

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