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Source Description
Baron Leys was regarded as Belgium's foremost artist in the mid 19th century. About 1851, he adopted a deliberately archaizing style resulting in part from a visit to Germany. This scene is set in the artist's native Antwerp, identifiable because of the famous church spire in the distance. Between 1520 and 1550, Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, issued 11 edicts making the practice of Protestantism a crime punishable by death. Antwerp served as a major center of learning and finance that had attracted many foreigners, especially Jews and Protestants.
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Document identity
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7985
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The Edicts of Charles V
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7985
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normalized
title
The Edicts of Charles V
description
Baron Leys was regarded as Belgium's foremost artist in the mid 19th century. About 1851, he adopted a deliberately archaizing style resulting in part from a visit to Germany. This scene is set in the artist's native Antwerp, identifiable because of the famous church spire in the distance. Between 1520 and 1550, Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, issued 11 edicts making the practice of Protestantism a crime punishable by death. Antwerp served as a major center of learning and finance that had attracted many foreigners, especially Jews and Protestants.
provenance
Comte W. de Bourgade [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Comte de Liedekerke-Beaufort, Dinant [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; purchased by William T. Walters, Baltimore, October 24, 1883 (through Charles Deschamps and George A. Lucas); by inheritance, Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest, Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
ca. 1861
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CC0
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en
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Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
panel paintings
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12
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12
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import
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cm
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138
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245
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H: 54 5/16 x W: 96 7/16 in. (138 x 245 cm); Framed H: 72 x W: 110 1/2 x D: 5 in. (182.9 x 280.7 x 12.7 cm)
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inscriptions
[Label] Paper sticker on reverse: Exhibition Historique de l'art Belge. / Nom de possesseur du tableau: Cte. W. de Bourgade / Subjet de l'oeuvre: Publication des edits de Charles Quint / Valeur / Nom... de l'auteur: Bon Leys
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oil on panel
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8331
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2459
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