Plate 53: Eight figures marching in the funeral procession of Archduke Albert of Austria; from 'Pompa Funebris ... Alberti Pii'
Medium
Etching with hand coloring
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 1/4 × 15 3/8 in. (28.5 × 39 cm) Plate: 9 13/16 × 14 15/16 in. (25 × 38 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
60.708.68
Tags
Art Historical Context
This striking etching captures a moment from the elaborate funeral procession of Archduke Albert VII of Austria, who governed the Spanish Netherlands alongside his wife, Archduchess Isabella, until his death in 1621. Published in 1623 as Plate 53 in the commemorative volume *Pompa Funebris ... Alberti Pii*, the print records the solemn pageantry honoring a pivotal Habsburg ruler whose reign helped shape the cultural and political landscape of early seventeenth-century Europe. The scene depicts eight male figures marching in formal attire, embodying the dignified ritual and collective mourning ...
About the Artist
Jacques Francquart|Cornelis Galle I (French|French) · 1577 |1577 –1651 |1651
French, Brussels 1577–1651 Brussels|French, Brussels 1577–1651 Brussels