La gara delle stagioni : torneo a cauallo, rappresentato in Modana nel passaggio de serenissimi arciduchi Ferdinando Carlo, Sigismondo Francesco d'Austria et archiduchessa Anna di Toscana

Cassiani, Giuliano, d. 1652? · 1652 · In Modana : Per Giulian Cassiani stampator ducale · 1 picture

A 1652 Italian printed account of a equestrian tournament staged at Modena for the visiting Austrian archdukes Ferdinand Charles and Sigismund Francis and Archduchess Anna, printed by Giuliano Cassiani, the ducal printer. The single picture is a black ornament of a crowned double-headed eagle with spread wings above scrolled foliage, a heraldic emblem that a designer could adapt for crests, seals or symmetrical border motifs.

Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria, 1628-1662 · Anna, Archduchess, consort of Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria, 1616-1676 · Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Austria, 1630-1665 · Horse ballet · Visits of state · Pageants

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