Tag: Charles V

Danae (c.1531)

Correggio (c.1489-1534) Danae c.1531 Oil on canvas, 161 x 193 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma Together with Leda, Ganymede Abducted by the Eagle, and Jupiter and Io, this painting forms part of a well-known series of Jupiter’s loves, painted by Correggio for Federico…

Portrait of the Emperor Charles V (1533)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Portrait of the Emperor Charles V 1533 Oil on panel, 51.2 x 36 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Lucas Cranach the Elder was one of the most important artists of the German Renaissance together with Albrecht Dürer.…

Luther (2003)

Director: Eric Till Producer: Brigitte Rochow Screenplay: Camille Thomasson, Bart Gavigan Genre: Biography | Drama | Epic | Historical Music: Richard Harvey Country: Germany | United States Language: English Release date: 2003 Running time: 124 minutes Joseph Fiennes (1970) as…

Felipe II (España)

(1527–1598) Felipe el Prudente King of Spain (1556–1598) King of Portugal (1581–1598) Philip II in Art: El Greco (1541-1614) Adoración del Nombre de Jesús late 1570s National Gallery, London     Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Filippo II in armatura 1551 Museo del Prado, Madrid  …

John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony

(1503–1554) John the Magnanimous Elector of Saxony (1532–1547) Duke of Saxony (1547–1554) John Frederick I in Art: Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) John Frederick I c.1530s Private Collection     Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) & Workshop John Frederick the Magnanimous,…

Carlo V nella battaglia di Mühlberg (1548)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Carlo V nella battaglia di Mühlberg (Charles V at the Battle of Mühlberg) 1548 Oil on canvas, 335 cm x 283 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This portrait commemorates Charles V’s victory over the Schmalkaldic League at Mühlberg on…

Ritratto di Isabella del Portogallo (1548)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ritratto di Isabella del Portogallo (Portrait of Isabella of Portugal) 1548 Oil on canvas, 117 cm x 98 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The portraits that Titian painted of Isabella (1503-1539), daughter of King Manuel of Portugal and wife…

Ritratto di Carlo V con il cane (1533)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ritratto di Carlo V con il cane (Portrait of Charles V with a Dog) 1533 Oil on canvas, 194 x 112.7 x 3.5 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The period between 1530 and 1533 was crucial for the formulation…

Emperor Charles V with His Hound (1532)

Seisenegger, Jakob (1505-1567) Emperor Charles V with His Hound 1532 Oil on canvas, 203.5 x 123 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Charles V was the eldest son of Philipp the Handsome and Joan of Castile. After the death of his grandfather…

Catherine of Aragon

(1485–1536) Queen consort of England (1509–1533) Lady of Ireland (1509–1533) Catherine of Aragon in Film: Anne of the Thousand Days 1969 Director: Charles Jarrott Starring: Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold     The Other Boleyn Girl 2008 Director: Justin Chadwick Starring: Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson…