Tag: Charles V

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 Tiziano made a copy of this portrait, that had not pleased the Emperor, in 1533. Compare: Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ritratto di Carlo…

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     Isabel 2012–2014 Director: Jordi Frades Starring: Michelle Jenner, Rodolfo Sancho     Born…

Tiziano

(c.1488–1576) Tiziano Vecellio di Gregorio The artist’s works: Adorazione dei Magi 1500s Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Adorazione di Gesù Bambino c.1506 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Jacopo Pesaro presentato a san Pietro da papa Alessandro VI 1506–1510 Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp…