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Allegory on the Abdication of Emperor Charles V in Brussels
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Allegory on the Abdication of Emperor Charles V in Brussels

Frans Francken (II) · c. 1635 - c. 1640 · paint; panel; oil paint (paint)

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Charles V is enthroned at centre. Battle weary and wracked by illness, in 1555 he divided up his empire. He gave his brother Ferdinand (left of the throne) the Holy Roman Empire, while his son Phillip (at the right) became King of Spain and Lord of the Netherlands. The three figures in the right foreground personify the continents America, Africa and Asia over which Charles’s vast empire also stretched. Neptune (left) symbolizes his power at sea.

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paintingPhilip II of Spaintriumph of NeptuneBrussels
Credit lineAllegorie op de troonsafstand van keizer Karel v te Brussel. c. 1635 - c. 1640. Frans Francken (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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