After a Long March, Francesco I d'Este Passes with the River of Cassano with his Army, thus Causing Great Harm to the Spanish, from L'Idea di un Principe ed Eroe Cristiano in Francesco I d'Este, di Modena e Reggio Duca VIII [...]
![After a Long March, Francesco I d'Este Passes with the River of Cassano with his Army, thus Causing Great Harm to the Spanish, from L'Idea di un Principe ed Eroe Cristiano in Francesco I d'Este, di Modena e Reggio Duca VIII [...] by Bartolomeo Fenice (Fénis)|Domenico Gamberti](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/dp/thumb/after-a-long-march-francesco-i-deste-passes-with-427207.webp)
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 15/16 × 6 5/16 in. (12.5 × 16 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.570.331(46)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This etching, titled *After a Long March, Francesco d'Este Passes with River of Cassano with Army, thus Causing Harm to the Spanish*, a dramatic moment from the military campaigns of Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio (r. 1629–1658). in 1659 as part of the illustrated book *L'Idea di un Principe ed Eroe Cristiano it glorifies the duke as a heroic Christian prince. The scene depicts his army boldly crossing the River Adda at Cassano d'Adda after an exhausting march, outmaneuvering Spanish forces and inflicting significant damage—a testament to 17th-century Italian rivalries amid broa...
About the Artist
Bartolomeo Fenice (Fénis)|Domenico Gamberti (Italian|Italian) · | – |
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