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Plate 12: Triumphal arch, elevation of the back facade, surmounted with the arms of Ferdinand and decorated with five mythical or heroic scenes; from Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis...'

Johannes Meursius

1636

Plate 12: Triumphal arch, elevation of the back facade, surmounted with the arms of Ferdinand and decorated with five mythical or heroic scenes; from Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis...' by Johannes Meursius

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 14 7/8 × 9 1/2 in. (37.8 × 24.2 cm)

Classification

Prints|Prints-Fete|Ornament & Architecture

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951

Accession Number

51.501.7412

Tags

AchillesArchesSoldiersAeneasArgonautsCoat of Arms

Art Historical Context

This intricate engraving, titled *Plate 12: Triumphal arch, elevation of the back facade, surmounted with the arms of Ferdinand and decorated with five mythical or heroic scenes*, captures the grandeur of a temporary architectural spectacle from 1636. Created by engraver Johannes Meursius, it depicts the rear elevation of a triumphal arch adorned with Ferdinand's coat of arms at the top, flanked by vivid scenes featuring soldiers, the Trojan hero Aeneas, the Argonauts, and Achilles. These classical motifs evoke epic tales of valor and destiny, symbolically elevating the Spanish Infante to the ...

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