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The Battle of Mühlberg with the army of Charles V crossing the Elbe River

1551
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  • Title: The Battle of Mühlberg with the army of Charles V crossing the Elbe River
  • Artist: Enea Vico (Italian, Parma 1523–1567 Ferrara)
  • Artist: After (?) Giovanni Battista Scultori (Italian, 1503–1575)
  • Artist: and/or After Battista Franco (Italian, Venice ca. 1510–1561 Venice)
  • Publisher: (?) Giovanni Battista Scultori (Italian, 1503–1575)
  • Patron: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (Spanish, 1500–1558)
  • Patron: Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (Italian, Florence 1519–1574 Florence)
  • Published in: Mantua or Venice
  • Date: 1551
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 20 3/4 × 14 3/4 in. (52.7 × 37.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.97.349
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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