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Ferdinand Magellan

Ferdinand Magellan
This painting shows Ferdinand Magellan, the Portuguese navigator. Magellan was the first European explorer to cross the Pacific Ocean and the first to sail around the world. The painting is in the Palazzo Farnese in Caprarola, Italy.
Giraudon/Art Resource, NY
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Magellan, Ferdinand; Spanish Empire
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