Engraved by Hendrick Hondius (Orenstein 1996)
Signed ‘Hh f Cum privilegio’ by Hendrick Hondius
20.1 x 11.8 cm
Transcription of Inscription:
ARNOLDUS MYTENUS. BRUXELL.
Haerent parietibus monumenta ingentia sacris
Arnolde Italiae, que1 recreant animos.
Ornas Italiam : primúm te ornaverat illa.
Te Belgam laudans Itala terra colit.
Translation of Inscription:
Arnold Mytens of Brussels
Arnold, gigantic monuments, which refresh souls,2 cleave to the sacred walls of Italy. You adorn Italy: first she adorned you. Praising Belgium, the land of Italy honours you.
Hollstein 1994 no.109
Karel Van Mander’s biography of Arnold Mytens
RKD artists biography
Footnotes:
- Read “quae”
- Cf. note on the text for 81. Hendrick van Cleef.