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Capture of Francis I during the Battle of Pavia, 1525
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The capture of Francis I, King of France, during the Battle of Pavia (1525). The king on horseback is surrounded by three knights, also on horseback. In the foreground lies the body of a defeated knight. In the background tents and armies with the city of Pavia in the distance. The print is part of a twelve-part series on the victories of Charles V.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineGevangename van Frans I tijdens de slag van Pavia, 1525. 1555 - 1556. Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
