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Joyful Entry of the Duke of Anjou in Antwerp on 19 February 1582
Also titled Blijde inkomste van de hertog van Anjou in Antwerpen op 19 februari 1582
1582 - 1600
- Medium
- panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification
- painting
- Dimensions
- depth 7.5 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- Purchased with the support of the Rijksmuseum-Stichting
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed
About this work
When Philip II is no longer recognized as the Low Countries’ sovereign, a new ruler is needed. François, Duke of Anjou, and the brother of the French king, is willing to take on this task. He is officially installed in Antwerp at the beginning of 1582. Here he is shown riding under a baldachin, approaching a triumphal arch erected in his honour. He solemnly promises to uphold all of the laws, however his regime is doomed to fail.
