Tapestry with the arms of Emperor Charles V

Willem de Pannemaker, c. 1540 - c. 1555

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.

  • Artwork typetapestry, verdure
  • Object numberBK-17260-B
  • Dimensionsheight 200.5 cm x width 175 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Tapestry with the arms of Emperor Charles V

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-17260-B

  • Description

    Wandtapijt, verdure met het wapen van Karel V, behorend tot een serie die oorspronkelijk uit acht tapijten bestond, waarvan er twee in het Rijksmuseum bevinden (zie ook: BK-17260-A). Gemerkt met het weversmerk van Willem de Pannemaker. Wapentapijt.

Creation

  • Creation

    maker: Willem de Pannemaker, Brussels

  • Dating

    c. 1540 - c. 1555

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 200.5 cm x width 175 cm

Explanatory note

  • T.P. Campbell, Henry VIII and the art of his majesty, New Haven en Londen 2007, p. 147, afb. 8.3. Vermeldt een wandtapijt uit dezelfde serie.

This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject

  • Period

    1500 - 1550

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    See the provenance for BK-17260-A.

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

    • E. Ritter von Birk, 'Inventar der im Besitze des Allerhöchsten Kaiserhauses befindlichen Niederländer Tapeten und Gobelins', Jahrbuch der Kunsthistorischen Sammlungen des allerhöchsten Kaiserhauses, Vienna I (1883), p. 240 cat. XXXI-II/6.
    • R. Bauer, 'Veränderungen im Inventarbestand der Tapisseriensammlung des Kunsthistorischen Museums in Wien', Jahrbuch der Kunsthistorischen Sammlungen in Wien 76 (1980), p. 136-137, 139-140.

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