Firework around the Antwerp Cathedral, plate 41 from Casperius Gevartius, Pompa Introitus Honori Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi

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Firework around the Antwerp Cathedral, plate 41 from Casperius Gevartius, Pompa Introitus Honori Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi

Unknown Artist

Date
1642
Medium
Engraving, with etching and plate tone, in black on cream laid paper
Culture
Flanders
Department
Prints and Drawings
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

With the highest church tower in Belgium and the Netherlands, the Cathedral of Our Lady loomed over Antwerp in the 17th century, serving as its beacon as well as its political and spiritual center. This print commemorates the festive occasion of the triumphal entry into the city by the newly appointed regent Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria.

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Object type
AAT300041273

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