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Original fileStamboom van het Habsburgse huis (derde blad)
About This Work
This elaborate print displays the lineage of the Habsburg dynasty, centering on key figures like Emperor Charles V and King Philip II. Individual family members and couples are framed in decorative vignettes, linked by a network of branches to signify their ancestral connections and marital alliances. Latin inscriptions on fluttering scrolls identify each person’s titles and their specific relation to the main imperial line.
Produced by the court engraver Aegidius Sadeler, this work belongs to the cultural and political milieu of Rudolfine Prague. It reflects the dynastic self-fashioning of the Habsburgs during a period when the imperial court was the primary European hub for natural philosophy, alchemy, and the arts under Rudolf II.
Inscriptions(Latin)
Iohanna Philippi I. Archiducis Aust. Vxor. Philippus I. Maximiliani I. Rom. Imp. Aug. Filius. Carolus V. hoc nomine primus in inuicta Austrie domo sed V. Rom. Imp. Aug. Philippi I. Archid. Austrie et C. Filius. Elisabetha Anna Ferdinandi I. Rom. Imp. Aug. Vxor Philippus II. Rom. Imp. Aug. filius Hispaniarum & C. Rex potentissimus. Rudolphus II. Rom. Imp. Aug. VI hoc nomine in Augustissima familia Maximiliani II Rom. Imp. Aug. Filius secundus.
Translation
Joanna, wife of Philip I, Archduke of Austria. Philip I, son of Maximilian I, August Roman Emperor. Charles V, the first of this name in the invincible house of Austria, but the fifth August Roman Emperor, son of Philip I, Archduke of Austria, and etc. Elisabeth Anna, wife of Ferdinand I, August Roman Emperor. Philip II, August Roman Emperor, son, most powerful King of the Spains and etc. Rudolph II, August Roman Emperor, the sixth of this name in the most August family, second son of Maximilian II, August Roman Emperor.
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Aegidius Sadeler
As the Imperial Engraver for Rudolf II, Sadeler's work was central to the visual identity of the Prague court's esoteric and political interests.
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Provenance & Source
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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height 423 mm x width 565 mm
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