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Standing woman surrounded by kneeling and reclining men, battle regalia, and weaponry

A woman in a feathered helmet and long gown stands with her right fist raised. She looks up and to the right. Many nude and armored men surround her. Several on the left side are reclining, with one man facedown. The men on the right kneel on the ground and gaze toward the woman. Many have limbs bent at odd angles. There is little sense of background in the image, and more figures occupy the upper left corner at close range. Interspersed with the figures are weapons and other warfare items, including spears, flags, and shields.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M25794
People
Frans Floris, Netherlandish (Antwerp 1519/20 - 1570 Antwerp)
Title
Victory Surrounded by Corpses, Prisoners, and Trophies
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1552
Culture
Netherlandish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/99050

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 31.6 x 43.2 cm (12 7/16 x 17 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: fracs floris fecit
  • inscription: lower left of design, on a timber, printer's ink, engraving, signed: fracs floris fecit / Cock excudebat
  • inscription: yes, lower edge of design, left of center, printer's ink, engraving: 1552
  • inscription: upper center of design, on burnished area on timber, printer's ink, engraving: victoria
  • legend: lower margin of plate, printer's ink, engraving, Latin: Haec tibi promissa est felix victoria fatis / O magnum genus Austriadum, o ter maxima proles // Vincere tu sceuis Turcas terraq, marici, / Tu uincire manus, tu nectere colla philippe // Quippe potes, cicinit tibi sic iam poscere parcas / Proesagus ligurum vates de mole Superba. [poem celebrating victory over the Turks]

  • inscription: verso, black crayon or graphite, hand written, French: [--] Wa [--] mann Nesle [?] / Cheri [?] [--] biseau 1302 en 6 / tous vieux ch [--] / VC [--] d lai [--] s jaune / marge 4 1/2 [mostly illegible inscription perhaps relating to mounting and framing]

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i
Standard Reference Number
H. 4, W. 3

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
M25794
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Michael Cole, ed., The Early Modern Painter-Etcher, Pennsylvania State University Press (University Park, PA, 2006), cat. 7, p. 94 [not Harvard impression, related bibliography]

Verification Level

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