The Rebellion of the Alpujarras, Virgil, and the Fall of the Giants by Petrus Firens Cover Art for Historia de las Guerras Civiles de Granada

This paper is an analysis of the engraving made by Petrus Firens for the cover page of Historia de las Guerras Civiles de Granada (Gines Perez de Hita, Paris, 1606?). The artwork makes use of a particular iconography, portraying a battle against Islam as a Gigantomachy in which references to texts by Virgil are employed to link the victories of Philip II over Islam to the victories of Roman Emperors. What makes this edition particularly noteworthy is its publication in France by a Spanish spy in the service of the French king which leads us to reconsider its political purpose.

Ustanak u Alpujarrasu, Vergilije i Pad Giganata Petrusa Firensa: naslovnica za Historia de las Guerras Civiles de Granada

Ovaj je rad analiza grafike Petrusa Firensa za naslovnu stranicu Historia de las Guerras Civiles de Granada (Gines Perez de Hita, Pariz, 1606?). Naslovna ilustracija koristi posebnu ikonografiju, prikazujući bitku protiv Islama kao Gigantomahiju, u kojoj su reference na Vergilijeve tekstove korištene kako bi povezale pobjede Filipa II nad Islamom s pobjedama rimskih careva. Ono što ovo izdanje čini posebno zanimljivim jest činjenica da je objavljeno u Francuskoj od strane španjolskoga špijuna u službi francuskoga kralja, što nas upućuje da preispitamo njegovu političku pozadinu i svrhu.