In openlucht wordt aan vorst op troon een petitie overhandigd

About this artwork

Prent uit: Sudermann, Daniel. Centuria Similitudinum, Hubert Gleichnussen. Straatsburg, Jacob van der Heyden, 1624. (Hollstein German XXVIA 646).

Art Historical Context

This delicate etching by Daniel Sudermann, created in 1624, forms part of the illustrated book *Centuria Similitudinum* (also known as *Hubert Gleichnussen*), published in Strasbourg by Jacob van der Heyden. Measuring just 60 by 85 millimeters, the print depicts a sovereign seated on an outdoor throne receiving a petition from subjects gathered before him. The scene captures a moment of formal address between ruler and people, rendered with the fine lines and tonal contrasts typical of early seventeenth-century etching techniques. Sudermann’s work belongs to a tradition of emblem books that c...