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Theodor van Thulden

Procession in Honor of the Most Serene Prince Ferdinand (Pompa Introitus honori serenissimi principi Ferdinandi Austriaci), 1642

Description

Maker

  • After Peter Paul Rubens, 1577-1640, Flemish
  • Theodor van Thulden, Flemish
  • Jean-Gaspard Gevaerts, Flemish, author

Title

Procession in Honor of the Most Serene Prince Ferdinand (Pompa Introitus honori serenissimi principi Ferdinandi Austriaci)

Year

1642

Medium

Bound book with 41 engravings

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • engraving (printing process)

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

57.5 x 39.4 cm (22 5/8 x 15 1/2 inches) (closed)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Books

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

2012.36

About

This imposing book commemorates the 1635 Joyous Entry procession into the merchant city of Antwerp by Ferdinand of Austria, the city’s Spanish overlord. Antwerp’s renowned processions included arches and stages temporarily constructed along the city streets and bedecked with paintings, textiles, and sculptures.

Artist Peter Paul Rubens designed this event’s overall visual program, including the Arch of the Mint, celebrating Antwerp’s international trading network. He imagines Mt. Potosí, a silver mine in what is now Bolivia, which was a source of the Spanish Empire’s wealth. Rubens’s mountain features strings of coins suspended from rocky niches and Moneta, goddess of money.

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Projects & Publications

Publications

The Festive City

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Festive City

December 21, 2012 - July 14, 2013

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Procession in Honor of the Most Serene Prince Ferdinand (Pompa Introitus honori serenissimi principi Ferdinandi Austriaci) with the accession number of 2012.36. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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