Entry of His Highness, Representing the Sun, from The Combat at the Barrier

Art Institute of Chicago

Entry of His Highness, Representing the Sun, from The Combat at the Barrier

Jacques Callot

Date
1627
Medium
Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Culture
France
Department
Prints and Drawings
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine, appears at the upper right at the end of his grand entry parade, wreathed in the glow of the sun, for he portrays the god Apollo. His sumptuous procession begins at the lower right, with a stage of performing musicians drawn by women with cymbals; the forge of the god Vulcan follows, then a formal garden with fountains, pulled by men transforming into trees. Long-maned horses draw the Duke’s resplendent, likely gilded chariot. The face of the sun appears often on the vehicle, even its spinning wheels.

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Object type
AAT300041273

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