Unknown Artist
Flemish, mid-17th century
Firework around the Antwerp Cathedral, plate 41 from Casperius Gevartius, Pompa Introitus Honori Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi
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Unknown Artist
Flemish, mid-17th century1642
Firework around the Antwerp Cathedral, plate 41 from Casperius Gevartius, Pompa Introitus Honori Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi
Unknown Artist Flemish, mid-17th century →engravingpaper
Date
1642
Medium
Engraving, with etching and plate tone, in black on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 44.4 × 29.9 cm (17 1/2 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 46 × 31.6 cm (18 1/8 × 12 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The Joseph Brooks Fair and Hannan funds
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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