Victory of Emperor Charles V at Ticinum

Victory of Charles V over the French during the Battle of Pavia (Ticinum) and the capture of the French king Francis I, 24 February 1525. Cavalry fight, with three allegorical female figures watching in the background. Representation on the left on the front side of the triumphal arch Arcus Caroli on the Vrijdagmarkt. A woman with three crowns in her hands, a woman with a building on her head and a candelabrum in her hand, and Abundance as a woman with a sheaf of corn and a bunch of grapes. Print is part of a series illustrating the publication of the description of the entry of Cardinal Infant Ferdinand of Austria in Ghent on 28 January 1635 as the new Governor of the Spanish Netherlands.