Plate C: Election and Coronation of Emperor Maximilian II

An etched view of a tall Gothic church interior, with slender columns, pointed arches and a far altar area. In the foreground, a crowd of richly dressed figures stands on a balcony and near a carved doorway at right, while a large assembly fills the nave. The fine hatched lines render architecture and onlookers in detail.

Look closer: A small figure in the gallery on the far left edge is partly hidden behind a column.

Artist

Anonymous, German, 17th century

Date

1612

Medium

Etching

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3587 × 2390 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959