Plate 11: Allegory on the Discord in France, from Caspar Barlaeus, "Medicea Hospes"
Henry IV as Hercules consulting with Minerva and Mars about how to fix the large crack in the globe at center. Justice lies on the floor at right with the personification of France behind her. The Olympian gods look down from above.
One of a series of sixteen plates showing the festivals and ceremonies in honor of Marie de Medici's visit to Amsterdam from August 31 to September 5, 1638.
Illustration to Caspar Barlaeus, "Medicea Hospes", Amsterdam, 1638.
One of a series of sixteen plates showing the festivals and ceremonies in honor of Marie de Medici's visit to Amsterdam from August 31 to September 5, 1638.
Illustration to Caspar Barlaeus, "Medicea Hospes", Amsterdam, 1638.
Artwork Details
- Title: Plate 11: Allegory on the Discord in France, from Caspar Barlaeus, "Medicea Hospes"
- Artist: Pieter Nolpe (Dutch, 1613/1614–1652/1653)
- Artist: After Claes Moeyaert (Dutch, Amsterdam 1591–1655 Amsterdam)
- Author: Caspar Barlaeus (Dutch)
- Publisher: Joan and Cornelius Blaeu
- Date: 1638
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 11 7/8 × 15 3/8 in. (30.1 × 39 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture, Prints-Fete
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
- Object Number: 51.501.6158(7)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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