Author(s):
nolpe, pieter (amsterdam, between 1613 and 1614 - amsterdam, between 1652 and 1653), engraver
vlieger, simon de (rotterdam, in 1601 - weesp, in 1653), painter
other titles:
entry of marie de medici into the city of amsterdam. (dummy title), period of louis xiii, from may 15, 1610 to may 14, 1643 (series title)
date of production: in 1638
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
materials and techniques: etching
dimensions - artwork:
height: 28. 2cm
width: 37. 3cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 33cm
width: 50. 4 cm
description:
double plate, trimmed work; pl. 5 of a series of 16 plates for an engraved collection: "feasts and receptions given in honor of marie de medici by the city of amsterdam. " 1638, p. 142 (image), p. 49 (explanatory text)
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - “laeta deum partu. ” (laeta deum partu medicae hospes sive descriptio. . . )
signature - letters "c. L. (interlaced) m. Inv. " in comics
buffer - in reverse hd and bd: "carnavalet"; bc: “carnavalet museum”? in comics: soulavie “s” collection
back not visible
iconographic description:
marie de medici, cybele, goddess, berecynthia, mother of the gods, queen, crown towers, chariot, canopy, lions, louis xiii, louis the just, king of france and navarre, gaston d'orléans, his brother, henriette marie, wife of charles of england, elisabeth, wife of the king of spain philip iv, christine, wife of the duke of savoy, victor-amédée and their coats of arms; the four continents, allegory, city, amsterdam, counts of holland (spear, banner) ship, triumphal arch of the varkenssluis near the oudezijds voorburgwal, rue de lifdel, canal de velours, rue des archers, pont porcin, rue aux herbes, triumphal entry, reception, solemn entry, mercury, flags, coat of arms of amsterdam. Historical commentary:
visit from august 31 to september 5, 1638, marie de medici came to seek the protection of the prince of orange. Nine of these plates are after moyaert by pieter nolpe (hollstein 95-103). The other seven plates are by salomon savery (hollstein 144) after simon de vlieger, nicolaes moyaert, pieter van avont and others. Name of donor, testator, seller: soulavie, j. P. Institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: g. 41220. Date: En 1638.
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