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Festival in Florence: pageant wagon of Thetis
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Festival in Florence: pageant wagon of Thetis

Jacques Callot · 1616 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Pageant wagon, upon which Thetis and her retinue (nereids and tritons), drawn by two fantasy animals. This structure was made for the festivities 'Guerra di Bellezza', which Cosimo II de' Medici gave in Florence in 1616 on the occasion of the arrival of Federico della Rovere, the prince of Urbino and the fiancé of his sister Claudia. At the top of the image a banner with Italian text.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printCosimo II de' MediciFederico Ubaldo della Roveretriton(s)chariot, triumphal car(story of) ThetisFlorence
Credit lineFeest te Florence: praalwagen van Thetis. 1616. Jacques Callot. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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