Emperor Charles V surrounded by his conquered opponents, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1556 print Emperor Charles V sits on a throne, with an eagle between his feet. The eagle has a ring in his beak to which ropes are attached to which the conquered enemies of the emperor are bound. To the left of the throne are: Frans I, King of France, Pope Clemens VII and the Turkish prince Süleyman I. On the right side are the German Protestant princes Philip I, Landgraaf van Hessen, Maurits, the Elector of Saxony and Willem II, Hertog of Gelre, Kleef, Gulik and Berg. The print
Emperor Charles V surrounded by his conquered opponents, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1556 print Emperor Charles V sits on a throne, with an eagle between his feet. The eagle has a ring in his beak to which ropes are attached to which the conquered enemies of the emperor are bound. To the left of the throne are: Frans I, King of France, Pope Clemens VII and the Turkish prince Süleyman I. On the right side are the German Protestant princes Philip I, Landgraaf van Hessen, Maurits, the Elector of Saxony and Willem II, Hertog of Gelre, Kleef, Gulik and Berg. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a twelve -part series about the victories of Karel V. print maker: Haarlemafter design by: Haarlempublisher: Antwerp paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing throne. predatory birds: eagle (+ heraldic animals). symbolic triumphs of individual persons
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