Title-print of the series Mediceae Familiae, Family history of the de' Medici family (series title), Mediceae Familiae rerum feliciter gestarum victoriae et triumphi (series title on object), Cartouche with the title of the series: Mediceae Familiae rerum feliciter gestarum victoriae et triumphi. Surrounding the cartouche are weapons (armor, stabbing weapons, drums, cannons and banners) and four prisoners, their hands tied behind their backs. Top left and top right successively the arms of Giovanni de' Medici (nicknamed dalle Bande Nere) and Cosimo I de' Medici. The latter crowned and bearing the order of the golden fleece. The coat of arms directly above the cartouche refers to the Habsburg emperors. It is a double-headed eagle with the coat of arms of Austria on the breast. Added to this is the order of the golden fleece and the two columns of Hercules with Charles V's motto: Plus oultre. Numbered 1 in pen on the left in the margin. The print is part of an album., print maker: Philips Galle, intermediary draughtsman: Jan van der Straet, (mentioned on object), print maker: Antwerp, intermediary draughtsman: Florence, publisher: Antwerp, Antwerp, 1583, paper, engraving, height 209 mm × width 281 mm
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