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 7/8 × 8 9/16 in. (30.1 × 21.7 cm) Plate: 11 5/16 × 7 15/16 in. (28.7 × 20.2 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, 1960
Accession Number
60.619.1
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Art Historical Context
This etching, titled *Triumphal Arch*, captures a grand temporary structure erected for the triumphant reception of King Louis XIII in Paris around 1629. Part of Jean-Baptiste de Machault'satory publication *Élog et discours sur la triphante réception du Roy sa ville de Paris*, depicts an ornate arch adorned with chariots and classical motifs, symbolizing royal victory and the opulent pageantry of early Baroque France. Such ephemeral architectures were common for royal entries, blending ancient Roman triumph with Renaissance splendor to exalt the monarchy. Master etcher Abraham Bosse, collabo...
About the Artist
Abraham Bosse|Jean-Baptiste de Machault|Melchior Tavernier|Pierre Firens I · 1602–1676
Abraham Bosse (1604–1676) was a French printmaker and theorist whose approximately 1,600 etchings provide an unparalleled visual record of 17th-century French life. Born to Huguenot parents in Tours, he trained in Paris under Melchior Tavernier and became a devoted follower of Jacques Callot's technical innovations. Bosse's meticulous etchings depicted subjects ranging from daily life and fashion ...