Wax seal of Emperor Charles V, anonymous, 1553 - 1557

Identification

Title(s)

Wax seal of Emperor Charles V
Zegel van Karel V

Object type

seal

Object number

NG-KOG-1901-62

Inscriptions / marks

inscription: ‘CAROLUS. ( ) TOR.HISPANIA.UTRIUS. ( ) AUSTRIAE.DUX.BURG. ( ) BRABAN.CO.FL.’
inscription: ‘CESAR.CAROLUS.V.SEMPER.AUGUSTUS.REX.CATHOLICUS’

Description

Zegel met tegenzegel in rode was. Voorzijde: keizer op zetel onder baldakijn. Hij houdt het zwaard in de rechterhand en de rijksappel in de linkerhand. Keizerskroon. Links en rechts van de troon wapenschilden. Langs de rand eveneens wapenschilden. Keerzijde: wapenschild.

Creation

Artist

anonymous

Place

Netherlands

Dating

1553 - 1557

Material and Technique

Material

wax

Technique

printing

Measurements

height c. 15.0 cm × width 11.0 cm × thickness 1.4 cm

Explanatory note

Nederland (?)

Subject

What

When

1553 - 1553

Who

Karel V van Habsburg (Duits keizer en koning van Spanje)

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

On loan from the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap

Acquisition

loan 1930

Copyright

Public domain

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.351916

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