Emperor Charles V Collection (#6)

The Abdication of Charles V (1500-58) from The Tapestry of Charles Quint, c
XIR167806 The Abdication of Charles V (1500-58) from The Tapestry of Charles Quint, c.1630-40 (tapestry) by Flemish School, (17th century); 415x385 cm; Musee du Temps, Besancon

The Coronation of Charles V (1500-58) from The Tapestry of Charles Quint, c
XIR167804 The Coronation of Charles V (1500-58) from The Tapestry of Charles Quint, c.1630-40 (tapestry) by Flemish School, (17th century); 410x515 cm; Musee du Temps, Besancon

The Triumph of Charles V (1500-58) from The Tapestry of Charles Quint, c
XIR167803 The Triumph of Charles V (1500-58) from The Tapestry of Charles Quint, c.1630-40 (tapestry) by Flemish School, (17th century); 415x450 cm; Musee du Temps, Besancon

Letter from King George I to the Emperor Charles V (engraving)
5228598 Letter from King George I to the Emperor Charles V (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter from King George I to the Emperor Charles V)

Battle of Pavia: Francois I, defeated, handed over his spee to the knight Charles de
5944568 Battle of Pavia: Francois I, defeated, handed over his spee to the knight Charles de Lannoy in 1525 by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97); Private Collection; (add.info)

Emperor Charles V in retirement at the Monastery of Yuste, Spain, after his abdication (litho)
5997240 Emperor Charles V in retirement at the Monastery of Yuste, Spain, after his abdication (litho) by European School

Charles V picking up Titians paintbrush after he dropped it while working on a portrait of the Emperor (colour litho)
5996233 Charles V picking up Titians paintbrush after he dropped it while working on a portrait of the Emperor (colour litho) by Blanche

Portrait of the Emperor Charles V (1500-1558) - Francesco Terzio (Terzi) (c. 1523-1591)
FIA5406477 Portrait of the Emperor Charles V (1500-1558) - Francesco Terzio (Terzi) (c. 1523-1591). Oil on canvas, c. 1550. Dimension : 204x108 cm

Presentation Piece to the Emperor Charles V (engraving)
1619884 Presentation Piece to the Emperor Charles V (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Presentation Piece to the Emperor Charles V)

Election of Charles V (1500-1558) as Emperor of Germany on 28 June 1519
JLJ4620782 Election of Charles V (1500-1558) as Emperor of Germany on 28 June 1519. The seven electors cortege runs through the streets of Frankfurt (Germany)

Stag Hunt of Elector John Frederick, 1544 (oil on canvas laid on panel)
LRI4577595 Stag Hunt of Elector John Frederick, 1544 (oil on canvas laid on panel) by Cranach, Lucas the Younger (1515-86); Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Portrait of Emperor Charles V (1500-1558). Anonymous painting of the French School
JLJ4585083 Portrait of Emperor Charles V (1500-1558). Anonymous painting of the French School. 16th century. Chantilly musee Conde by French School, (16th century); Musee Conde, Chantilly

The Siege and Battle of Pavia, 1525 - 1528 (oil on oak panel)
1217394 The Siege and Battle of Pavia, 1525 - 1528 (oil on oak panel) by Netherlandish School (16th century); 117x220 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Netherlandish)

The Emperor Charles V (engraving)
820323 The Emperor Charles V (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Emperor Charles V.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection; English, out of copyright

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (chromolitho)
972376 Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500-1558)

Famous Spanish historical figures of the 16th Century (chromolitho)
964791 Famous Spanish historical figures of the 16th Century (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Famous Spanish historical figures of the 16th Century)

Charles V and Fugger (engraving)
966160 Charles V and Fugger (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles V and Fugger)

Entrevue d Aigues-Mortes (colour litho)
3095671 Entrevue d Aigues-Mortes (colour litho) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entrevue d Aigues-Mortes)

Bataille de Pavie, la gendarmerie masquant l artillerie (colour litho)
3095663 Bataille de Pavie, la gendarmerie masquant l artillerie (colour litho) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bataille de Pavie, la gendarmerie masquant l artillerie)

The Quater-Centenary of the Birth of Martin Luther (engraving)
1044725 The Quater-Centenary of the Birth of Martin Luther (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Quater-Centenary of the Birth of Martin Luther)

Carolus V, illustration from Imperatorum romanorum omnium orientalium et
955745 Carolus V, illustration from Imperatorum romanorum omnium orientalium et occidentalium verissimae imagines ex antiquis numismatis, woodcut by Rudolph Wyssenbach, printed by Andreas Gesner

The Emperor Charles V and the German merchant Anton Fugger, 1552 (chromolitho)
1093315 The Emperor Charles V and the German merchant Anton Fugger, 1552 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Luther before the Diet at Worms, 1521, Scene from the Historical Drama of "Luther, "performed at Worms
1107425 Luther before the Diet at Worms, 1521, Scene from the Historical Drama of " Luther, " performed at Worms, 30 October 1883 (engraving) by Dadd

Francois 1st, King of France (1494-1547) and Charles V (1500-1558
XEE4415477 Francois 1st, King of France (1494-1547) and Charles V (1500-1558) met at the Chateau de Chatellerault in January 1540. In " Histoire populaire de la France", sd. circa 1885

Charles V received by Francois I at the Chateau de Chambord
XEE4142900 Charles V received by Francois I at the Chateau de Chambord. Chromolithography of the late 19th century by Unknown Artist

Francis I of France surrendering to the Spanish at the Battle of Pavia, 1525 (engraving)
3647769 Francis I of France surrendering to the Spanish at the Battle of Pavia, 1525 (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Martin Luther appears before Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms (engraving)
3647718 Martin Luther appears before Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms (engraving) by Konig, Gustav Ferdinand Leopold (1808-69); Private Collection; (add.info)

Karl V, 1519-1556 (coloured engraving)
2797479 Karl V, 1519-1556 (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Karl V, 1519-1556)

The Emperor Charles V in front of his coffin (chromolitho)
668975 The Emperor Charles V in front of his coffin (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

King Charles V (engraving)
666573 King Charles V (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Charles V. Illustration from The Gallery of Portraits (Charles Knight, 1836)

The Protestant Princes signing their Confession, illustration from
619691 The Protestant Princes signing their Confession, illustration from The History of Protestantism by James Aitken Wylie (1808-1890), pub

Charles V (engraving)
662661 Charles V (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles V. Illustration from A Short History of the English People by J R Green (Macmillan, 1892)

The Emperor Charles V and Titian. By Robert Fleury (engraving)
664540 The Emperor Charles V and Titian. By Robert Fleury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Emperor Charles V and Titian. By Robert Fleury)

The meeting of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Alessandro Farnese in 1544 (fresco)
703114 The meeting of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Alessandro Farnese in 1544 (fresco) by Zuccari, Taddeo (1529-66); Villa Farnese, Caprarola, Voterbo, Lazio

Holy Roman Emperor Charles V
6039851 Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. by Netherlandish School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, 1500-1558)

Ball at the court, illustration from Francois Ier: Le Roi Chevalier, by George G
STC441445 Ball at the court, illustration from Francois Ier: Le Roi Chevalier, by George G. Toudouze, pub. 1909 (colour litho) by Robida

Bourbon killed during the assault on Rome, 6th May 1527
STC441437 Bourbon killed during the assault on Rome, 6th May 1527, illustration from Francois Ier: Le Roi Chevalier, by George G. Toudouze, pub

Ms Hunter 242 f. 249r Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) Symbolically offers the
GUL232049 Ms Hunter 242 f.249r Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) Symbolically offers the New World to Charles V (1500-08), from Historia de Tlaxcala by Diego Munoz Camargo (pen & ink on paper)

The Battle of Pavia, 24 February 1525 (tapestry) (detail of 156716)
XZL148147 The Battle of Pavia, 24 February 1525 (tapestry) (detail of 156716) by Orley, Bernard van (c.1488-1541) (after); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania

Charles V (1500-58) from Receuil des Estampes, representant les Rangs et les
STC195788 Charles V (1500-58) from Receuil des Estampes, representant les Rangs et les Dignites, suivant le Costume de toutes les Nations existantes

Charles, Duke of Orleans, surprising the Emperor Charles V by jumping onto his horse and declaring him his prisoner
5996228 Charles, Duke of Orleans, surprising the Emperor Charles V by jumping onto his horse and declaring him his prisoner, Fontainebleau, 1539 (colour litho) by Blanche

The soldier Juan de Urbieta (d. 1553) taking prisoner the King Francis I of France at
CUL4930966 The soldier Juan de Urbieta (d. 1553) taking prisoner the King Francis I of France at the Battle of Pavia from February 24, 1525 (oil on canvas) by Anonymous; Museo del Ejercito de Toledo

Detail of the Solemn Entrance of Emperor Charles V, Francis I
808762 Detail of the Solemn Entrance of Emperor Charles V, Francis I and Alessandro Farnese to Paris in 1540, from the Sala dei Fasti Farnese, 1557-66 (fresco) by Zuccari

Everything is lost, for the honor of Francois I (1494 - 1547
XEE4191139 Everything is lost, for the honor of Francois I (1494 - 1547) to his mother after the defeat of the Battle of Pavia in 1525 against Charles V (or Charles V 1500-1558)

King Charles V in front of his coffin
LSE4103119 King Charles V in front of his coffin by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Charles V in front of his coffin); Photo eLeonard de Selva; French

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Emperor Charles V: A Powerful Figure in European History Emperor Charles V, a prominent ruler of the 16th century, left an indelible mark on European history. In this captivating engraving from the 1850s, we see Martin Luther standing before Emperor Charles V and his brother Ferdinand. This meeting symbolizes the clash between religious reform and political authority. Another significant encounter depicted in an enchanting engraving from 1866 is the meeting between Pope Paul III and Charles Quint at Rocca di Busseto in 1543. This gathering highlights the complex relationship between church and state during that era. The illustration from Histoire de France showcases a fascinating moment when Francis I of France engages with Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Their interaction reveals the intricate web of alliances and rivalries that shaped European politics during their reigns. A striking lithograph published in 1920 captures a portrait of Charles Quint, providing us with a glimpse into his regal persona. The attention to detail emphasizes his power and influence as one of Europe's most formidable rulers. Intrigue unfolds in another illustration from 1909 depicting the harbinger of Charles Quint being received by Francois I. This scene reflects diplomatic maneuverings amidst shifting alliances among European powers. Charles V's later years are portrayed poignantly in a lithograph titled "Charles V Entering a Monastery at St. Yuste. " It depicts his decision to retire from ruling after realizing the futility of pursuing absolute power. One cannot forget one of history's most iconic moments: Luther defiantly standing before Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521. This event marked a turning point for religious freedom as Luther defended his beliefs against imperial authority. An intriguing image shows Emperor Charles V alongside the Fuggers, renowned merchants who played an influential role during this period. Their alliance demonstrates how economic interests intertwined with political power during the Renaissance.