"John Sobieski Entering Cracow Before his Coronation": Allegory of a Political Programme in the Etching of Romeyn de Hooghe

Among the graphic works that served to propagate John Sobieski's political programme, a special place is occupied by Romeyn de Hooghe's etching "John Sobieski Entering Cracow Before his Coronation". The main motif of this etching is the road covered be the victorious king from the Templum virtutis to the Templum honoris...