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Tapestry with the arms of Emperor Charles V
This tapestry symbolizes the power of the Habsburg Emperor Charles V. Surrounded by abundant plants and flowers, a crowned double-headed eagle bears his coat of arms. Charles was ruler, among others, of Austria, Hungary, Sicily, Spain, Burgundy, and the Low Countries. Until his abdication in 1555, he was the most powerful man in Europe. Such tapestries were probably used on festive occasions.
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- Karel V van Habsburg (Duits keizer en koning van Spanje)
Type of item
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.1161
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.66712
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300061981
- Tapestry weaving
- Tapestry
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- Karel V van Habsburg (Duits keizer en koning van Spanje)
Type of item
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.1161
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.66712
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300061981
- Tapestry weaving
- Tapestry
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- c.1540 - c.1555
Place-Time
- second quarter 16th century
- third quarter 16th century
Places
- Brussels
- Brussel
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.4622
Provenance
- See the provenance for BK-17260-A.
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.21204
- BK-17260-B
Extent
- height 200.5 cm
- width 175 cm
Format
- silk
- metal thread
- Wool
- Silk
- Metallic thread
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: textile materials
- collectie: textiel
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T13:26:06.570Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T13:05:15.566Z