Margaret of Austria Receiving the Homage of Cardinals and Prelates
1612
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1612
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Margaret of Austria Receiving the Homage of Cardinals and Prelates is a 1612 ink by Raffaello Schiaminossi, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a group of people in old-fashioned robes gathered around a woman kneeling on one knee. The room has a woven wall hanging and a few vertical lines on the right side that look like curtains or a screen. Everyone is standing stiffly, and the woman in the center seems to be receiving something from the men around her. The artist used fine lines to show the texture of the robes and the faces, making everything look slightly rough and sketchy. The scene looks like a formal moment, maybe a ceremony or greeting. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this one carved their designs into metal plates.
![Margaret of Austria Giving Audience to a Nobleman [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/86ac2347af277f00/thumb.webp)
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