Design for the Triumphal Arch at the Porta Ticinese in Milan, with the Imperial Arms of the Hapsburg and Allegorical Figures

Design for the Triumphal Arch at the Porta Ticinese in Milan, with the Imperial Arms of the Hapsburg and Allegorical Figures

Francesco Maria Richini (or Ricchino)

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Previously considered anonymous, this drawing has been correctly attributed as by the Milanese architect and author Francesco Maria Richini by Antonio Russo (see Bibliography, Russo 2013), who identified the design with the triumphal entry of Cardinal Ferdinand Hapsburg (1609-1641), "Infante" of Spain, which occurred in 1633 in the Porta Ticinese, the southern gate to the city of Milan.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Design for the Triumphal Arch at the Porta Ticinese in Milan, with the Imperial Arms of the Hapsburg and Allegorical FiguresDesign for the Triumphal Arch at the Porta Ticinese in Milan, with the Imperial Arms of the Hapsburg and Allegorical FiguresDesign for the Triumphal Arch at the Porta Ticinese in Milan, with the Imperial Arms of the Hapsburg and Allegorical FiguresDesign for the Triumphal Arch at the Porta Ticinese in Milan, with the Imperial Arms of the Hapsburg and Allegorical FiguresDesign for the Triumphal Arch at the Porta Ticinese in Milan, with the Imperial Arms of the Hapsburg and Allegorical Figures

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