Gezicht op Brussel, bestaande uit drie delen Bruxella nobilissima Brabantiae civitas ano 1640 View of Brussels in bird's eye view, consisting of three parts. Front left a hunting party, consisting of several men and women on horseback with gehuifde falcons on their glove. One of them takes a wait and look at the birds in the air. The group is accompanied by some guys with hunting horns and dogs. Top left two putti holding a cartouche with the arms of Brabant fixed. Under the gun two cornucopias. Front center a few deer. Top center a portrait of Philip IV in an ornamental frame. Left is the bli
Gezicht op Brussel, bestaande uit drie delen Bruxella nobilissima Brabantiae civitas ano 1640 View of Brussels in bird's eye view, consisting of three parts. Front left a hunting party, consisting of several men and women on horseback with gehuifde falcons on their glove. One of them takes a wait and look at the birds in the air. The group is accompanied by some guys with hunting horns and dogs. Top left two putti holding a cartouche with the arms of Brabant fixed. Under the gun two cornucopias. Front center a few deer. Top center a portrait of Philip IV in an ornamental frame. Left is the blindfolded Justice for armor and various weapons. Right is the personification of power in its hand with branches for arms and armor. Moreover, a cartouche with the name of the sitter function. Right front few riders, carriage and cowherds. Right in the air to see how the archangel St. Michael, the patron saint of the city of Brussels, defeating Lucifer. He holds a shield and shooting heavy d fixed and wearing a diadem with a cross. The entire show has a omlijsting. Manufacturer : printmaker Abraham Dircksz. Santvoort (listed building) in its design: Abraham Dircksz. Santvoort (indicated on object) to a design by: Nicolaas van der Horst (indicated on object) Place manufacture: Brussels Date: 1640 Material: paper Technique: etching / engra (printing process) Measurements: plate edge: h 433 mm (whole program) × b 1244 mm × h 428 mm (left sheet) × W 418 mm × h 433 mm (middle leaf) b × 411 mm × h 429 mm (right sheet) b × 415 cm. ToelichtingDit object is for the sake of a better presentation virtual joined together but physically composed of loose parts. Part of the first edition (1640) of a wall map of Brussels, entitled 'Bruxella Nobilissima Brabantiae civitas ano 1640. This wall chart consisted of a map (printed on six plates, see subsequent edition: RP-P-AO-17-73) and below or above the cityscape (printed on three sheets), and along the sides describe the city faces on buil
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