Emperor Karl V


Battle of Pavia 1525, Battle of Tunis 1535, Battel of Mühlberg 1547.



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Bust of Emperor Karl V as a young man,after 1520.      
Inscription:"Karl V,by the grace of god elected        
German Emperor."                                       
Limestone (Jurakalk), 15,1 x 12,2  cm                  
Inv.4371
#26040328

Bust of Emperor Karl V as a young man,after 1520. Inscription:"Karl V,by t...

Emperor Karl V and his wife Isabella of Portugal.The   
wedding took place in 1526.The alabaster relief shows  
the arms of Habsburg and Portugal.The 26-year-old      
Emperor puts his arm around the shoulder of his wife.  
Alabaster,gilded wooden frame,53 x 56,5 cm.Inv.0432
#26040329

Emperor Karl V and his wife Isabella of Portugal.The wedding took place in 15...

Medallion with bust of Emperor Karl V,around 1555.     
The Emperor is shown in the armour of the Battle       
of Muehlberg 1547,the Emperors victory over the        
Protestant Princes under Johann Friedrich of Saxony.   
Bronze,68 x 59 cm             Inv.6028
#26040331

Medallion with bust of Emperor Karl V,around 1555. The Emperor is shown in...

Emperor Karl V in the armour of the Battle of Muehlberg
(1547)against the Protestant Princes under Johann      
Friedrich of Saxony.Bust:1533, with Pompeo Leone.      
Bronze, H:112 cm                                       
Inv. E 271
#26040332

Emperor Karl V in the armour of the Battle of Muehlberg (1547)against the Protes...

Eight carved reliefs,cherrywood,showing scenes         
from the wars of Emperor Karl V. Nuernberg,1570/80.    
Left:Francois I of France taken prisoner during the    
Battle of Pavia,1525.Right:Emperor Karl V's war against
the Turks in Tunis.Each 13,5 x 13,4 cm, Inv.3985,3986.
#26040353

Eight carved reliefs,cherrywood,showing scenes from the wars of Emperor...

Eight carved reliefs,cherrywood,showing scenes         
from the wars of Emperor Karl V. Nuernberg,1570/80.    
Left:The submission of the protestant cities.Right:    
The submission of the protestant Philip,Prince of      
Hesse,1547.   Each 13,7 x 13,2 cm     Inv.3980,3981.
#26040354

Eight carved reliefs,cherrywood,showing scenes from the wars of Emperor...

Eight carved reliefs,cherrywood,showing scenes         
from the wars of Emperor Karl V. Nuernberg,1570/80.    
Emperor Karl V during the war against the Turks and    
the relief of Vienna,1529.                             
25,2 x 14,7 cm        Inv.3948
#26040355

Eight carved reliefs,cherrywood,showing scenes from the wars of Emperor...

Eight carved reliefs,cherrywood,showing scenes from    
the wars of Emperor Karl V. Nuernberg,1570/80.The      
Imperial camp at Ingolstadt and the arrival of the     
Count of Bueren,1546,during the Emperor's war against  
the protestant princes.25,5 x 14,7 cm   Inv.3947
#26040357

Eight carved reliefs,cherrywood,showing scenes from the wars of Emperor Kar...

Eight carved reliefs,cherrywood,showing scenes         
from the wars of Emperor Karl V. Nuernberg,1570/80.    
The submission of Elector Johann Friedrich of Saxony   
after the Battle of Muehlberg,1547.                    
25,5 x 14,7 cm     Inv.3945
#26040358

Eight carved reliefs,cherrywood,showing scenes from the wars of Emperor...

"Handstein",single pieces of almost pure ore,carved    
with scenes from the new testament,from the life of    
the miners or in honour of visiting princes.This piece 
is silver ore and shows Karl V.and his generals after  
the Battle of Pavia,1525. H:31,7 cm     Inv.4148
#26040359

"Handstein",single pieces of almost pure ore,carved with scenes from the ne...

Morion,together with the buckler 30-01-02/61 a present 
to Emperor Karl V from his brother Ferdinand,1541.The  
visor,shaped like the head of the Nemean Lion,compares 
Karl to the hero Hercules.Blued,embossed iron,gilded   
ornaments,40 x 20 x 38 cm   Inv.A-693a
#26040361

Morion,together with the buckler 30-01-02/61 a present to Emperor Karl V from h...

Cavalcade celebrating the coronation of Emperor        
Karl V in Bologna,1530.Page shows Pope Clement VII     
and Emperor Karl V riding side by side under a canopy. 
Coloured woodcut on parchment,one of 23 pages.         
480 c 50 cm     Inv.V.IV.1.3.
#26040365

Cavalcade celebrating the coronation of Emperor Karl V in Bologna,1530.P...