Eleonora, Wife of Ferdinand II, from the series Ferdinandus II et III Imperatorum Domus Austriacae...
Pieter Soutman|Pieter Van Sompel
ca. 1625 · Engraving and etching; second state of two · Drawings and Prints
Eleonora of Gonzaga became Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, and Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia upon her marriage to the widowed Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II. Raised at the ducal court in Mantua, a center of culture and science, she was exposed to and educated in foreign languages, history, music, and painting.
- Artist
- Pieter Soutman|Pieter Van Sompel
- Date
- ca. 1625
- Medium
- Engraving and etching; second state of two
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
