PROCESSIONS TO UNITE KINGS AND SUBJECTS

PROCESSIONS OF THE BIBLE AND ANTIQUITY INSPIRED THE ENTRIES OF CHRISTIAN KINGS

     Christ Enters Jerusalem, toward 1480 / zoom

The Triumph of Josephat, toward 1470 / zoom

They celebrated major events associated with the crown: weddings, coronations, victories or visits...

The Entry of Louis XII in Genoa by Jean Marot, early 16th century / zoom

From the 16th century, images emphasize the crowd:

            The Joyous Entry of the Duke of Anjou to Antwerp, February 19, 1582, end 16th century / zoom

  

                   The Triumphs of César, 1, the Picture Bearers by Andrea Mantegna, toward 1595 / zoom  

         The Entry of Prince Charles to Madrid in 1623, anonymous, Alcazar de Madrid / zoom

     The Triumphal Entry of Henri IV to Paris, allegory by Peter-Paul Rubens, 1627-1630 / zoom

   The Entry of Marie de Medici to London in 1638 / zoom

   Entry of the Archiduchesse Marie-Elisabeth to Brussels, October 9, 1725 by Andreas Martin / zoom

That evolution coincides

with stronger royal power. 

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France's exceptional number of royal entry images...