Peter Paul Rubens’s The Four Continents personifies the continents of Europe, Asia, Africa and America as beautiful women, lounging nude with the male personifications of their majoy rivers — the Danube, the Ganges, the Nile and the Río de la Plata. It’s a lush, sexy scene heightened by the surreal presence of wild beasts, upended decor, and putti playing just on the edge of danger.
Sometimes, you love an artwork enough to put it on your wall. Since the Kunsthistoriesches museum has the original, we offer gallery-quality giclée prints of The Four Continents for sale. A little Rococo for your living room. Buy a print.