Triumphal arch, from 'Éloges et discours sur la triomphante réception du Roy en sa ville de Paris ...' by Jean-Baptiste de Machault
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 15/16 × 8 7/8 in. (30.4 × 22.5 cm) Plate: 11 5/16 × 8 5/16 in. (28.8 × 21.1 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, 1960
Accession Number
60.619.7
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Art Historical Context
This etching, titled *Triumphal Arch*, captures one of the grand temporary structures erected for the triumphant entry of King Louis XIII into in 1629, as documented in Jean-Baptiste de Machault'satory publication *Éloges et discours sur laomphante réception du en sa ville de Paris These elaborate arches, adorned with symbolic motifs like ships evoking naval prowess and imperial glory, were a hallmark of royal pageantry in early 17th-century France, blending classical antiquity with Baroque exuberance to affirm the monarch's divine right and power. Collaboratively produced by skilled printmak...
About the Artist
Pierre Firens I|Melchior Tavernier|Abraham Bosse|Jean-Baptiste de Machault (French|Flemish) · 1584 |1580 –1635 |1638
French (active 1584–1635)|Flemish, Antwerp 1580–1638 Paris