FERNANDO DE AUSTRIA ( 1609 - 1641 )
Fernando de Austria, Cardenal Infante de España fue Arzobispo de Toledo y primado de las Españas, Virrey de Catalunya entre 1632 y 1633, Gobernador del Milanesado entre 1633 y 1634 y finalmente gobernador de los Paises bajos Españoles desde 1634 hasta su muerte en 1641.
Ferdinand of Austria, Cardinal Infante of Spain, Archnishop of Toledo and primate of Spain, Viceroy of Catalonia between 1632 and 1633, Governor of Milan between 1633 and 1634 and finally Governor of the Spanish low Countries from 1634 until his death in 1641.
ICONOGRAFÍA / ICONOGRAPHY:
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Oval portrait:
This is the characteristic and preferred format for series of portraits of rulers, nobles, and military figures from the Central European Baroque period (closely linked to the Antwerp workshops and Flemish/German prints of the mid-17th century).
Attributes of Command:
Don Fernando is portrayed in half armor, with the military sash across his chest and holding the baton of command in his left hand, unmistakable symbols of his status as Captain General. He also wears the characteristic flat lace ruff (valona) fashionable in the 1630s and 1640s.
Battle Background:
Behind the effigy, to the right, a meticulously detailed scene of a cavalry charge and military combat can be seen. This iconographic allusion is very common in his portraits to commemorate his great victory at the Battle of Nördlingen (1634) or his campaigns in Flanders.
TITULO / TITLE :
GRABADOR / ENGRAVED :
Balthasar Moncornet ( 1600 - 1668 )
( Atribución / Attribution )
DATOS BIOGRÁFICOS / BIOGRAPHICAL DATA :
MEDIDAS / MEASURES :
11 x 15 cm
ESCUELA / SCHOOL :
Escuela Francesa / French School
FECHA DE ESTAMPACIÓN / STAMPING DATA :
1630 a 1660, S / XVII
TÉCNICA / TECHNIQUE :
Grabado a buril combinando sutiles líneas de aguafuerte para las texturas de los ropajes, el cortinaje del fondo a la izquierda y el dinamismo de la batalla.
Engraving using a burin, combining subtle etching lines for the textures of the clothing, the background curtain on the left, and the dynamism of the battle.
SERIES / SERIES :
Grabado del Siglo XVII / 17th century engraving
Iconografía Hispánica
OBSERVACIONES / OBSERVATIONS :
Este tipo de grabados solía formar parte de crónicas históricas, series iconográficas de los gobernantes de los Países Bajos o árboles genealógicos de la Casa de Austria editados por destacados impresores de la época (como los talleres de Pieter de Jode, Cornelis Galle o las ilustraciones de cronistas como Famiano Strada o de las series del Theatrum Europaeum).
This type of engraving used to be part of historical chronicles, iconographic series of the rulers of the Netherlands or genealogical trees of the House of Austria published by prominent printers of the time (such as the workshops of Pieter de Jode, Cornelis Galle or the illustrations of chroniclers such as Famiano Strada or the series of the Theatrum Europaeum).
En la parte inferior del grabado encontramos la inscripción:
" Serenissimus Princeps Ferdinandvs Avstriacvs Vardinalis Infans Hispaniarvm "
REFERENCIAS / REFERENCES :
CATÁLOGO / CATALOGUE :
Carpeta del Siglo XVII, C 2 - Subcarpeta 9
