Francesco I d'Este Receives the General of the French King's Army in Italy, depicted in a room beneath a The Rape of Europa, from L'Idea di un Principe ed Eroe Cristiano in Francesco I d'Este, di Modena e Reggio Duca VIII [...] 1659

This 1659 etching by Bartolomeo Fenice (Fénis) depicts Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio, receiving the General of the French King's Army in Italy, beneath a painting of "The Rape of Europa." The scene is set in a room with a doorway leading to another room, and the figures are arranged in a formal manner, suggesting a grand event. This artwork is part of a series of engravings that were commissioned to celebrate Francesco I d'Este's accomplishments. "Francesco I d'Este Receives the General of the French King's Army in Italy" is housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.