Wine cooler with Charles V’s Victory at Mühlberg ca. 1560–90 Based on an engraving by Enea Vico The painted scene on the interior of this cooler depicts an important sixteenth-century event—the 1547 victory of the Catholic forces of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V over his Protestant enemies. A Latin inscription identifies the scene, which was adapted from a popular print. Coolers were not originally intended to be hung on a wall, but this work’s foot was removed in later centuries when collectors preferred the vertical display of Wine cooler with Charles V’s Victory at Mühlberg 20
Wine cooler with Charles V’s Victory at Mühlberg ca. 1560–90 Based on an engraving by Enea Vico The painted scene on the interior of this cooler depicts an important sixteenth-century event—the 1547 victory of the Catholic forces of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V over his Protestant enemies. A Latin inscription identifies the scene, which was adapted from a popular print. Coolers were not originally intended to be hung on a wall, but this work’s foot was removed in later centuries when collectors preferred the vertical display of Wine cooler with Charles V’s Victory at Mühlberg 201669
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