Entry of Charles V into Bologna - 3 Engravings by Lemaitre and Vernet
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Three original steel engravings of the procession of the entry of Charles V into Bologna, with the bilingual heading Entrada de Carlos-Quinto en Boloña / Entrée de Charles V. à Bologne. One shows the Eucharist under a canopy surrounded by the patricians and doctors of Bologna, with the mule of the Holy Father; another, the men-at-arms throwing coins to the crowd.
Three original steel engravings of the procession of the entry of Charles V into Bologna, with the bilingual heading Entrada de Carlos-Quinto en Boloña / Entrée de Charles V. à Bologne. One shows the Eucharist under a canopy surrounded by the patricians and doctors of Bologna, with the mule of the Holy Father; another, the men-at-arms throwing coins to the crowd.
They are book leaves with bilingual French-Spanish lettering, drawn by Vernet, engraved by Chaillot and printed under the direction of the Lemaitre workshop. They commemorate the entry of 1529, in preparation for the imperial coronation of Charles V by Clement VII, the last a pope celebrated for an emperor.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist / after: Vernet.
Engraver: Chaillot; under the direction of the Lemaitre workshop.
Date: 19th century.
Source: Book leaves, page 158.
Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.7 in (22.5 x 14.5 cm).
Condition: Toned paper, with scattered damp specks and somewhat uneven edges; the plate marks clean.
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Three original steel engravings of the procession of the entry of Charles V into Bologna, with the bilingual heading Entrada de Carlos-Quinto en Boloña / Entrée de Charles V. à Bologne. One shows the Eucharist under a canopy surrounded by the patricians and doctors of Bologna, with the mule of the Holy Father; another, the men-at-arms throwing coins to the crowd.