Emperor Charles V
ca. 1555 | Leone Leoni
Here Leoni portrayed Charles V in the armour that he had worn at the victorious Battle of Mühlberg in 1547. Therefore, he created a bust that shows the entire upper body of the emperor. The figures on the plinth have reference to the wise and victorious Imperator (eagle, Mars, Minerva). Rudolf II acquired the bust for his Kunstkammer and chose it as the model for his own portrait.
Here Leoni portrayed Charles V in the armour that he had worn at the victorious Battle of Mühlberg in 1547. Therefore, he created a bust that shows the entire upper body of the emperor. The figures on the plinth have reference to the wise and victorious Imperator (eagle, Mars, Minerva). Rudolf II acquired the bust for his Kunstkammer and chose it as the model for his own portrait.
Artist:
Leone Leoni (um 1509 Arezzo - 1590 Mailand) DNB
Depiction/Person:
Karl I. (V.) (1516-1556), als Karl I. König von Spanien, ab 1519 deutscher König, ab 1520 Kaiser (1500 - 1558) DNB
Time:
ca. 1555
Object Name
portrait head; bust
Culture
Milan
Material/technology:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H. 113 cm, B. 59 cm, T. 36 cm; 75 kg
Standfläche: B. 33 cm, T. 30 cm, H. 2,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 5504
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