Bestorming van Rome, 1527 Overwinningen van Karel V (serietitel) Divi Caroli. V. imp. opt. max. victoriae, ex multis praecipuae (serietitel), RP-P-1950-201C, Maarten van Heemskerck, between 1555 and 1556

Identification title(s): storming of rome, 1527. Victories of charles v (series title). Divi caroli. V. Imp. Opt. Max. Victoriae, ex multis praecipuae (series title). Object type: print history print object number: rp-p-1950-201. C. Catalog reference: new hollstein dutch 526-1(4) note: heemskerck. Hollstein dutch 218. Riggs 116. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark; verso bottom center, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: the siege of rome (1527). General charles of bourbon falls from a ladder after being fatally wounded by an arrow. In the background the tiber and castel sant'angelo. The print is part of a twelve-part series about the victories of charles v. It has a separate text strip with a latin text. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: dirck volckertsz. Coornhert, designed by: maarten van heemskerck, publisher: hieronymus cock. Place of manufacture: printmaker: haarlem, designed by: haarlem, publisher: antwerp. Dating: 1555 - 1556. Physical features: engraving and etching; letterpress. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process) / letterpress. Dimensions: plate edge: h 155 mm × w 227 mm. Subject: what: capture of rome. When: 1527 - 1527. Where: castel sant'angelo. Rome. Who: charles v of habsburg (german emperor and king of spain). Charles iii (duke of bourbon). Acquisition: purchase 1950. Date: between 1555 and 1556.