![Unknown, [Emperor Charlemagne by Albrecht Dürer]](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/1059f4d4-6634-4ffb-916e-ce91daaf3da7/full/!1400,/0/default.jpg)
[Emperor Charlemagne by Albrecht Dürer]
1860s–1870s
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Dimensions
- 9.2 × 4.7 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-443732
View of a painting by Albrecht Dürer entitled "Emperor Charlemagne", depicting Charlemagne holding a sword in one hand and a globus cruciger in the other, and a crown on his head. Two flags hang above his head on either side, one featuring the German Imperial Eagle, the other the Fleur-de-lis. An inscription on both sides of Charlemagne's head reads, "Karolus magnus / imp avit Annis 14". The painting is surrounded by a border with Latin inscriptions throughout.
Provenance
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Registry history
- 1860s–1870s — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs
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