Plate 63: The magistrates of the city of Brussels 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 in. × 15 in. (28.5 × 38.1 cm) Plate: 9 5/16 × 14 1/8 in. (23.6 × 35.9 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
60.708.70
Tags
Art Historical Context
This striking etching captures a solemn moment from the elaborate funeral procession of Archduke Albert of Austria, who served as governor of the Spanish Netherlands until his death in 1621. Plate 63 from the commemorative volume *Pompa Funebris... Alberti Pii* (published in 1623) shows the magistrates of Brussels marching in formal attire, their orderly ranks underscoring the civic loyalty and hierarchical pageantry that defined such state funerals. These grand spectacles reinforced political and social bonds in the Spanish Netherlands during a turbulent era of religious and dynastic conflict...