On-line gallery
- Reference number
- E00267
- Author
- Leoni, Pompeo (Italian); Leoni, Leone (Italian)
- Title
- Carlos V
- Chronology
- Ca. 1553
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 197 cm x 79 cm x 44 cm - 617 kg
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- COLECCION REAL
- Procedence
- Royal Collection
This larger than life-size statue
represents the Emperor (1500-1558)
on foot, with half-armor and a
baton. The Golden Fleece hanging on
his chest, the sword in his right
hand and the robes he gathers with
his left, complete the symbols of
his royal authority. The base of
this sculpture bears a helmet with
fantastic motives on which the
Emperor rests his leg, behind the
imperial eagle.
This image is closely related to
classical representations and is of
the type called all'antica during
the Renaissance. As such, it seeks
to link Carlos V's power to that of
the former Roman Empire.
At the behest of the Emperor
himself, in 1549, the artists
followed the same guidelines used
in the bronze Carlos V and the Fury
(E273). A comparison of the two
reveals the artists' lesser mastery
of marble.
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