Plate 36: Men with heraldic flags and horses from Zutphen and Namur marching in the funeral procession of Archduke Albert of Austria; from 'Pompa Funebris ... Alberti Pii'
Medium
Etching with hand coloring
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 3/16 × 15 5/16 in. (28.4 × 38.9 cm) Plate: 9 7/8 × 14 15/16 in. (25.1 × 37.9 cm)
Classification
Prints|Prints-Fete
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1960
Accession Number
60.708.60
Tags
Art Historical Context
This striking etching captures a moment from the elaborate funeral procession of Archduke Albert of Austria, who died in 1621 after ruling the Spanish Netherlands. Created in 1623 as Plate 36 in the commemorative volume *Pompa Funebris ... Alberti Pii*, the print shows men from Zutphen and Namur carrying heraldic flags alongside caparisoned horses. These details highlight the regional loyalties and noble pageantry that marked Albert’s reign and death. The work reflects the grandeur of early Baroque court ceremonies, where such processions served both to honor the deceased and to reinforce pol...