Francesco I d'Este Quickly Makes Himself Available at the Request of Pope Urban VIII, from L'Idea di un Principe ed Eroe Cristiano in Francesco I d'Este, di Modena e Reggio Duca VIII [...]
![Francesco I d'Este Quickly Makes Himself Available at the Request of Pope Urban VIII, 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-quickly-makes-himself-available-427095.webp)
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 13/16 × 6 3/16 in. (12.3 × 15.7 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(21)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This etching, titled *Francesco I d'Este Quickly Makes Himself Available at the Request of Pope Urban VIII*, is one plate from the 1659 series *L'Idea di un Principe edroe Cristiano in Francesco I'Este, di Modena e Reggio Duca VIII*, by Bartolomeo Fenice (also known as Fénis and Domenico Gamberti Measuring just 4 13/16 × 6 3/16 inches, it captures a dynamic scene of men, horses, and carriages in motion, symbolizing the Duke of Modena and Reggio's swift obedience to papal authority. Francesco I d'Este (1610–1658), a prominent Italian noble during the Baroque era, is portrayed here as the ideal...
About the Artist
Bartolomeo Fenice (Fénis)|Domenico Gamberti (Italian|Italian) · | – |
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