About this artwork
The series of prints issued to commemorate Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand’s triumphal entry into Antwerp included not only representations of the temporary architecture that was erected for that procession, but also this genealogical tree, which further asserted Ferdinand’s right to rule through dynastic accession.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Theodoor van Thulden
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Title
- Genealogical Tree of the Austrian Royal Family, plate 32 from Casperius Gevartius, Pompa Introitus Honori Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi (Triumphal Entry of the Most Serene and Honorable Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand)
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Place
- Flanders (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- Published 1642
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Medium
- Engraving, with etching and plate tone, in black on cream laid paper
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Dimensions
- Plate: 41.5 × 28.7 cm (16 3/8 × 11 5/16 in.); Sheet: 55.7 × 38.8 cm (21 15/16 × 15 5/16 in.)
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Credit Line
- The Joseph Brooks Fair and Hannan funds
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Reference Number
- 2015.13
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/225666/manifest.json