Carolus exemplum rarae virtutis, in hostem. Saxo testis erit potuisse illum et voluisse

Engraving after Tempesta; the Elector of Saxony seated on horseback at center, with his arms crossed on his chest and his head bent in submission, being pardoned by Emperor Charles V, seated on horseback to left, surrounded by his retinue. From: Triumphs of Emperor Charles V Engraving after Tempesta; the Elector of Saxony seated on horseback at center, with his arms crossed on his chest and his head bent in submission, being pardoned by Emperor Charles V, seated on horseback to left, surrounded by his retinue. From: Triumphs of Emperor Charles V Small oblong; matted medium folio; margins trimmed very close. N.Y., Rockman Prints, 1950.

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Original record: Carolus exemplum rarae virtutis, in hostem. Saxo testis erit potuisse illum et voluisse
Collection: Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection
Date(s): 1500 – 1558
1503 – 1554
1614
Usage: Collection is open for research.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Creator(s): Gheyn, Jacob de, 1596-1641 (printmaker)
Tempesta, Antonio, 1555?-1630 (artist)
Subject(s): Anhalt
Capitulations, Military
Charles
Charles V
Engravings (Prints)
Germany
I, Kurfürst von Sachsen
Johann Friedrich
N.Y., Rockman Prints
Saxony
V, Holy Roman Emperor

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