Emperor Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain (1500-1558)
after Barthel Beham (Nuremberg 1502 - 1540)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1500 - 1599
Materials
Oil on panel (?softwood)
Measurements
483 x 320 mm (19 x 12 5/8 in)
Order this imageCollection
Knole, Kent
NT 129829
Summary
Oil painting on panel (curved arched top), Emperor Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain (1500-1558), after Barthel Behan (Nuremberg 1502 - 1540). A half-length portrait, turned and gazing slightly to the right, beard and moustache, wearing a red slashed jerkin under a fur collared red coat. Flat red cap, short brown hair.
Provenance
In 1799 inventory: " The Emperor Charles Vth Do [Holbein], in the Brown Gallery; 1828 inv. no. 256, ibid [without attribution]; on loan from the Trustees of the Sackville Estate
Credit line
Knole, The Sackville Collection
Makers and roles
after Barthel Beham (Nuremberg 1502 - 1540), publisher