Francesco I d'Este and the French Army Besiege Valenza, which has Been Taken by the Spanish, and by Persisting with Intrepid Courage, Succeeds in the Endeavor, from L'Idea di un Principe ed Eroe Cristiano in Francesco I d'Este, di Modena e Reggio Duca VIII [...]
![Francesco I d'Este and the French Army Besiege Valenza, which has Been Taken by the Spanish, and by Persisting with Intrepid Courage, Succeeds in the Endeavor, 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/francesco-i-deste-and-the-french-army-besiege-427234.webp)
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 15/16 × 6 7/16 in. (12.5 × 16.3 cm) Plate: 4 13/16 × 6 5/16 in. (12.2 × 16.1 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(50)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This intricate etching, created in 1659 by printmakers Bartolomeo Fen (also known as Fénis and Domenico Gamberti captures a pivotal moment in 17th-century European warfare: Duke Francesco I d'Este Modena and Reggio leading the French army in a daring siege of Val, a town recently seized by Spanish forces. Titled *Francesco I d'Este the French Army Besie Valenza...*, it hails from the celebratory publication *L'I di un Principe ed E Cristiano in Francesco I d'Este*, portraying the duke as an intrepid Christian hero whose persistence triumphs over adversity. Amidst swirling horses, soldiers, and...
About the Artist
Bartolomeo Fenice (Fénis)|Domenico Gamberti (Italian|Italian) · | – |
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