Emperor Charles V

Deutsche Grafik 1500–1563, 1520 (1521?)

The image shows a man in profile view with distinct facial features, a light brown, medium-length hair, and wearing a dark flat cap and a patterned robe. The background features a green pattern of scrolls and floral designs. Below the portrait is a text panel in bold, serif typeface.
Artist
Deutsche Grafik 1500–1563
Date
1520 (1521?)
Type
Print
Medium
etching (iron) with open biting and unique contemporary hand-coloring in green, red, yellow, pink and brown
Dimensions
22 × 15.3 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image shows a man in profile view with distinct facial features, a light brown, medium-length hair, and wearing a dark flat cap and a patterned robe. The background features a green pattern of scrolls and floral designs. Below the portrait is a text panel in bold, serif typeface.

Deutsche Grafik 1500–1563