Emperor Charles V

1600

Domenicus Custos

Associated Names
Dominicus Custos

Artist, Netherlandish, 1550 or after - 1612

Dominicus Custos

Publisher, Netherlandish, 1550 or after - 1612

The image displays an engraved portrait of a man from the chest up, facing slightly to his right. He has an angular face with a prominent nose, a neatly trimmed beard and mustache, and wavy, short hair. The man wears a high-collared shirt and a richly decorated tunic with intricate designs. The tunic has a lion-shaped ornament hanging from a cord. The portrait is surrounded by a circular frame with geometric patterns and Latin inscriptions. The background is filled with dense, intricate shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 16.5 × 11.7 cm (6 1/2 × 4 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.288

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 866, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    Atrium Heroicum

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Dominicus Custos, Jörg Diefenbacher, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2002: no. 866, i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65070561

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