The Austrian imperial crown - originally the crown of Rudolph II
This crown is the most important work of the European goldsmith’s art. It was made in Prague in 1602 as the personal crown of Emperor Rudolf II, who had been Holy Roman Emperor since 1576. For this task the goldsmith Jan Vermeyen of Antwerp was summoned to Prague, at that time the imperial residence. One of the most artistically accomplished, beautiful and precious crowns in the world, this one was spared the fate suffered by most other personal crowns and was not broken up after the death of the monarch in 1612.
Size: 5450px × 3470px
Photo credit: © Petr Bonek / Alamy / Afripics
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