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-A
  • Dimensionsheight 201 cm x height 197 cm x width 172.5 cm x width 170.5 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Tapestry with the arms of Emperor Charles V

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-17260-A

  • Description

    Verdure met het wapen van keizer Karel V. Wapentapijt.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    mark: ‘BB, waartussen een hart’

Creation

  • Creation

    maker: Willem de Pannemaker, Brussels

  • Dating

    c. 1540 - c. 1555

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 201 cm x height 197 cm x width 172.5 cm x width 170.5 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.

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Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    ? Commissioned by or for Kaiser Karl V (1500-58), San Jerónimo de Yuste; ? from the collection of the Habsburgs to the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna;{Note RMA.} from whom acquired by the dealer N.V. Internationale Antiquiteitenhandel Amsterdam, with BK-17260-B and three other objects, in exchange for the Wiltener Kelch, 1938;{KHM Archive, 230-2-KL-38, Ausfolging der Gegenstände an Antiquiteitenhandel Amsterdam, 21 September 1938, nos. 4 - 5.} …; purchased from the estate of Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, en bloc, by the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler's Führermuseum, Linz, 1940;{Korthals Altes 1974, pp. 21-22.} war recuperation, SNK, 1945;{HNA, SNK Archive, 2.08.42, inv. no. 548.} on loan, with 1,702 other objects, from the DRVK to the museum, 1952;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1960

  • 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

    • 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.
    • 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.

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