Plate 5a: Marie de Medici as Berecynthia, from Caspar Barlaeus, "Medicea Hospes"

1638

Not on view

Marie de Medici, Queen of France, and King Henry IV on a chariot drawn by four lions. At right, the female personification of Amsterdam stands on the stern of a ship.
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 5a: Marie de Medici as Berecynthia, 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 5/8 × 15 1/4 in. (29.6 × 38.7 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture, Prints-Fete
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.501.6158(2)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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