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Stage for the Joyous Entry of Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria in Antwerp
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Stage for the Joyous Entry of Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria in Antwerp

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert · 1634 · engraving; paper

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Grand festivities organized in Antwerp in 1634 on the occasion of the arrival of Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria. On stage to the right stands the Cardinal-Infante with Minerva and the personification of Peace. Behind them stand Justice, and personifications of Trade and Wealth. To the left, a group of actors performs a play in honor of Ferdinand. In the center, high-ranking church officials and citizens. The stage is richly decorated; atop the cornice proudly displays the cardinal's coat of arms of Ferdinand of Austria.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printtheatre, theatrical performance
Credit lineToneel voor de blijde intrede van de kardinaal-infante Ferdinand van Oostenrijk in Antwerpen. 1634. Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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