The Immaculata, Emperor Leopold I, and a Roman Thesis Print by the Franciscans from Ljubljana

Abstract

The paper presents a Roman thesis print by Jan Onghers from 1700 that had been unknown until now; we only knew its preparatory drawing in Budapest. The graphic combines different themes: the veneration of the Immaculata by the House of Habsburg, the triumph over the Ottomans, the rivalry between the Franciscans, and Jesuits and their influence on the development of thesis prints. Moreover, it discusses the political and artistic relations among Vienna, Ljubljana, Rome, Augsburg and Prague.

Keywords

• pietas austriaca
• immaculata
• habsburg
• thesis print
• franciscans
• dominicans
• jesuits
• joannes duns scotus
• ottomans
• jan onghers
• elias nessenthaler