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Wine cooler with Charles V’s Victory at Mühlberg

Based on an engraving by Enea Vico Italian
Probably after a design by Battista Franco Italian
ca. 1560–90
Not on view
The painted scene on the interior of this cooler depicts an important sixteenth-century event—the 1547 victory of the Catholic forces of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V over his Protestant enemies. A Latin inscription identifies the scene, which was adapted from a popular print. Coolers were not originally intended to be hung on a wall, but this work’s foot was removed in later centuries when collectors preferred the vertical display of pottery.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Wine cooler with Charles V’s Victory at Mühlberg
  • Artist: Based on an engraving by Enea Vico (Italian, Parma 1523–1567 Ferrara)
  • Artist: Probably after a design by Battista Franco (Italian, Venice ca. 1510–1561 Venice)
  • Date: ca. 1560–90
  • Culture: Italian, Urbino
  • Medium: Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware)
  • Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 5 7/8 × 19 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (14.9 × 49.5 × 49.5 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
  • Credit Line: Gift of Julia A. Berwind, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.225.90
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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