English: Plate 28: The Arch of Ferdinand: Rear Face; two-tiered structure with lower storey articulated by six columns framing three arches and continued on upper storey with pillasters and statues of male personifications framing a kind of painted triptych; principal picture above central arch represents the Triumph of Prince Ferdinand as he returns from battle in a chariot drawn by horses and surrounded by soldiers bearing the spoils of war and bound prisoners and Victory flying behind crowning him with a laurel wreath; two lateral paintings form a quasi-triptych with the centerpiece, on the left Royal Liberty ('Liberalitas Regis') and on the right Royal Providence ('Providentia Regis'); on either side of the centrepiece stand statues of Honour and Virtue; flanking the second storey are putti holding garlands with coats of arms and male figures bearing torches; above the main picture are the royal arms of Spain guarded by two lions; crowning the pediment is Lucifer as the morning star riding a winged horse and holding aloft a scroll; on either side of the gable are two winged and laureated Victories holding up inscribed shields; at left and right are two tree trunks laden with trophies and with bound captives kneeling at their bases, while the outermost figures are winged personifications of Fame blowing trumpets; the medallions above the smaller portals portray Nobilitas and Iuventas (goddess of youth); after Peter Paul Rubens; illustration for Gaspar Gevaerts' "Pompa Introitus" (Antwerp, 1641)
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