Charles V and Ferdinand I
Etching
ca. 1531 (etched)
ca. 1531 (etched)
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This print depicts a pair of brothers who successively held the title of Holy Roman Emperor, arguably the most powerful political position in sixteenth-century Europe. They are both expensively dressed in furs and rich fabrics and wear chains of the Order of the Golden Fleece. They appear to be leaning on the sill of a window on tasselled cushions covered with Italian silks.
At the most, eight prints have been attributed to this artist, who sometimes incorporated elaborate architectural elements into his compositions, as can be seen here in the flanking columns. Some of his prints are signed with the initials CB and dated 1531 and feature the fir-cone emblem of the city of Augsburg. In this print the fir cone is at the centre of the picture at the top suspended from the pendant.
At the most, eight prints have been attributed to this artist, who sometimes incorporated elaborate architectural elements into his compositions, as can be seen here in the flanking columns. Some of his prints are signed with the initials CB and dated 1531 and feature the fir-cone emblem of the city of Augsburg. In this print the fir cone is at the centre of the picture at the top suspended from the pendant.
Object details
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| Title | Charles V and Ferdinand I (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching on paper |
| Brief description | Charles V and Ferdinand I, etching by the Monogrammist CB, ca. 1531 |
| Physical description | Etching |
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| Historical context | In 1531 the year of the date given on three of the five prints recorded by Bartsch by this artist, Bartel Beham produced a pair of engravings of Charles V and Ferdinand I. The lack of psychological engagements between the two sitters in this print suggests it could be the result of splicing together two separate sources. |
| Production | In the entry on Daniel Hopfer, Giulia Bartrum in German Renaissance Prints 1490-1550, London, 1995 p.158, discusses the use of the fir-cone device by that artist and his sons, and also the numbering and reprinting of prints by the Hopfers in the seventeenth and early nineteenth centuries. However, she also refers to the existence of numbered impressions on good sixteenth-century paper. |
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| Summary | This print depicts a pair of brothers who successively held the title of Holy Roman Emperor, arguably the most powerful political position in sixteenth-century Europe. They are both expensively dressed in furs and rich fabrics and wear chains of the Order of the Golden Fleece. They appear to be leaning on the sill of a window on tasselled cushions covered with Italian silks. At the most, eight prints have been attributed to this artist, who sometimes incorporated elaborate architectural elements into his compositions, as can be seen here in the flanking columns. Some of his prints are signed with the initials CB and dated 1531 and feature the fir-cone emblem of the city of Augsburg. In this print the fir cone is at the centre of the picture at the top suspended from the pendant. |
| Bibliographic reference | Bartsch, Adam von. Le peintre graveur. Vienna, 1803-1821. 21 vols. no.3. |
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| Accession number | 28621 |
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| Record created | November 23, 2006 |
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