Interestingly, his dubious-sounding claim has some pretty substantial backing … Left: Sebastiano del Piombo, portrait of Christopher Columbus, 1519 oil on canvas, photo: Metropolitan Museum of Art and ...

Christopher Columbus was a 15th and 16th century explorer credited for connecting the Old World (Europe, Africa, and Asia) and the New World (North America and South America). Born in Genoa ...

One man, two narratives: 1. Born to a working-class wool weaver in the port city of Genoa, Italy, Cristoforo Colombo apprenticed as a sailor and went to sea as early as age ten. A self-taught and ...

He created illustrations and covers for magazines, sets for a ballet, designed dresses and commercial art. Here are a few ...

City bureaucrats ordered a 140-year-old stone carving depicting Christopher Columbus to be removed from ... trees behind the ...