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Porticus Cæsero-Austriaca   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Print made by: Theodoor van Thulden

After: Peter Paul Rubens
Published by: Theodoor van Thulden
Title
Porticus Cæsero-Austriaca
Description
English: Plate 16: The Portico of the Emperors; across the portico are twelves statues of the Hapsburg emperors standing in arches flanking a large central portal surmounted by an obelisk and two twisted columns; across length of gallery is a continuous balustrade adorned with garlands and imperial ornaments; in the spandrels of central portal are winged Victories holding laurel wreaths; obelisk is crowned by sun and ornamented with two eagles, the imperial and Austrian flags, and the imperial coat-of-arms; framing the portal are fluted Ionic pilasters topped by twisted columns that bear imperial crowns and banners with the motto 'Plus Ultra'; atop the pediment to the far left of the gallery stands a winged Victory holding a laurel crown and pennant, accompanied by two griffons; opposite at the right is another Victory accompanied by two lions; separating the twelve emperors are twelve deities, six male and six female, in the form of terms attached to the pillasters of gallery; after Peter Paul Rubens; illustration for Gaspar Gevaerts' "Pompa Introitus" (Antwerp, 1641)
Etching and engraving from two plates
Depicted people Illustration to: Gaspar Gevaerts
Date 1635-1641 (c.)
Medium paper
Dimensions
Height: 843 millimetres (plate-mark)
Height: 649 millimetres (sheet)
Width: 539 millimetres
Width: 543 millimetres
institution QS:P195,Q6373
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Accession number
1884,0112.47
Notes One of a series of forty-three plates illustrating Gaspar Gevaerts' "Pompa Introitus"; for additional comments see 1884,0112.31. The Imperial Austrian Portico combines the triumphal arch with a gallery of over life-size portrait scultpures that celebrate the victories of the Hapsburg emperors. Rubens designed the portico as a U-shape spanning more than 31 metres across, with the hollow obelisk rising 23 metres high as a series of coloured glass panels lit from the inside at night. Because the procession was to pass through the centre portal, both façacdes were decorated. Van Thulden executed a series of six detailed etchings of the portico statues of the emperors (see 1884,0112.48-1884,0112.53). Not all of these sectional views are in accord with the panoramic view here; for example he adds the figure of Hercules for visual effect (1884,0112.51). Van Thulden also executed an etching after Rubens' design for the ground plan of the portico, clearly marking its dimensions and layout (1884,0112.54).
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