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| Keywords: Hans Schwarz - Medallion with Portrait of Emperor Charles V - Walters 541011.jpg Adopting the format of Roman coins with portraits of emperors in stern profile introduces the same implicit promise and threat of the firm exercise of power By 1500 interest in Roman coins had spread from Italy to Germany Gilding lends preciousness and catches the light bringing out detailing This medallion was likely made by Hans Schwarz in 1521 for Charles V 1500-1558 newly crowned Holy Roman Emperor for his first trip to Germany the traditional core of the empire Charles was born in the Netherlands and raised there and in Spain and needed the support of the powerful German princes Commissioning forceful portraits like this one as gifts for them contributed to their perception of his power ca 1521 Renaissance gilded bronze cm 10 5 accession number 54 1011 32541 Henry Walters Baltimore 1931 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1931 The Allure of Bronze The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995 Small Northern European Portraits from The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore National Gallery of Art Washington 2000 place of origin Nuremberg Germany Walters Art Museum license Renaissance reliefs in the Walters Art Museum Hans Schwarz Charles V Holy Roman Emperor on medals Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
