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Emperor Charles V has a monastery built, c. 1555
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Emperor Charles V has a monastery built, c. 1555

Cornelis Boel · 1614 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Emperor Charles V in consultation with the architects of the monastery he is having built to rest from his reign period. In the background, construction work. With a caption of four lines in Latin. This print is part of a series of eight prints, each depicting a triumph of Charles V.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKeizer Karel V laat een klooster bouwen, c. 1555. 1614. Cornelis Boel. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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