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Charles V, bust length, holding a sword, facing right

1535–45
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Charles V, bust length, holding a sword, facing right
  • Artist: Giovanni Britto (German, 1531–1550)
  • Artist: After Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (Italian, Pieve di Cadore ca. 1485/90?–1576 Venice)
  • Sitter: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (Spanish, 1500–1558)
  • Date: 1535–45
  • Medium: Woodcut
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 19 3/8 × 13 11/16 in. (49.2 × 34.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.44
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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