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On display at V&A South Kensington
Sculpture, Room 111, The Gilbert Bayes Gallery

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

Medal
1547 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This silver-gilt medallion is made by Hans Reinhart (the Elder) in Germany in 1547.

On the obverse it shows the bust of Charles V Holy Roman Emperor (Charles V of Austria).

Hans Reinhardt the Elder was trained as a goldsmith and worked for the Court of Saxony in Dresden.

The object was acquired from the Bernal Collection, a large collection of decorative art, which was formed by Ralph Bernal Esq and sold by Christie and Manson in London in March, 1855.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCharles V, Holy Roman Emperor (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Silver gilt
Brief description
Charles V Holy Roman Emperor, silver gilt medal by Hans Reinhart the Elder, Germany dated 1547
Physical description
Suspension ring. The Pillar of Hercules are depicted on the reverse.
On the obverse is the bust of Charles V Holy Roman Emperor (Charles V of Austria).
Dimensions
  • Height: 47mm
  • Width: 38mm
  • Weight: 21.7g
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'CARO - LVS V' (Obverse)
  • 'HR' (Signature; Obverse, at the bottom)
  • 'MI/SERERE/MEI:DEVS' (Latin; Reverse)
    Translation
    God have mercy on me
  • '15-47 PLVS-VLTRA' (Date; Latin; Reverse, about the Pillars of Hercules)
    Translation
    yet further
Object history
Provenance: Bernal. A large collection of decorative art was formed by Ralph Bernal Esq and sold by Christie and Manson in London in March, 1855.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This silver-gilt medallion is made by Hans Reinhart (the Elder) in Germany in 1547.

On the obverse it shows the bust of Charles V Holy Roman Emperor (Charles V of Austria).

Hans Reinhardt the Elder was trained as a goldsmith and worked for the Court of Saxony in Dresden.

The object was acquired from the Bernal Collection, a large collection of decorative art, which was formed by Ralph Bernal Esq and sold by Christie and Manson in London in March, 1855.
Bibliographic references
  • Trusted, Marjorie. German Renaissance Medals. Victoria & Albert Museum, 1990. 128p., ill. ISBN 1851770135.
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1855. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 75
  • Habich. Catalogue. II, I, p. 279, No. 1928, Pl. CCIII, 3.
Collection
Accession number
2277-1855

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Record createdMarch 2, 2004
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