Print Description
This print shows the battle / siege of Vienna where the Emperor Charles V defeated the Turks / Ottomans in 1529. Emperor Charles V with behind him his brother Ferdinant of Hungary on horseback chase off the Ottoman troups under Sultan Suleyman I, who is shown in the rear. Panorama of Vienna at left top.
Made by Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck.
Medium: Engraving, etching on Hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: No.
Sheet size: 25 x 17 cm (9.84 x 6.69 inch). Image size: 23.3 x 15.5 cm. (9.17 x 6.1 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Wormhole in left margin, just reaching image. Slightly foxed. Small tear in lower margin been restored. Creases in lower corners. Vertical creases. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
SIEGE OF VIENNA-BATTLE-TURKISH WAR-EMPEROR CHARLES V-HORSES-MILITARY-SULEYMAN | RB-A7-18
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
From the series (12) The Victories of Emperor Charles V. This attractive print was published by H. Cock, Antwerp 1556. In the plate AM inventor DVC fe.
Reference: New Hollstein Dutch 528-4(4).
Biography engraver: Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert (1522-1590) also known as Theodore Cornhert was a Dutch writer, philosopher, translator, politician, theologian and artist. Coornhert is often considered the Father of Dutch Renaissance scholarship.
Biography artist: Maerten van Heemskerck or Marten Jacobsz Heemskerk van Veen (1 June 1498 ? 1 October 1574) was a Dutch portrait and religious painter, who spent most of his career in Haarlem. He was a pupil of Jan van Scorel, and adopted his teacher’s Italian-influenced style. He spent the years 1532-6 in Italy. He produced many designs for engravers, and is especially known for his depictions of the Wonders of the World. Maarten van Heemskerck had just returned from Italy and impressed Coornhert with his work. Coornhert became an engraver on copper, and produced works in collaboration with Heemskerck which became popular.
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