Description
Baron Leys was regarded as Belgium's foremost artist in the mid 19th century. About 1851, he adopted a deliberately archaizing style resulting in part from a visit to Germany. This scene is set in the artist's native Antwerp, identifiable because of the famous church spire in the distance. Between 1520 and 1550, Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, issued 11 edicts making the practice of Protestantism a crime punishable by death. Antwerp served as a major center of learning and finance that had attracted many foreigners, especially Jews and Protestants.













The Edicts of Charles V
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
9/28/1942 | Treatment | varnish removed; inpainted; coated |
5/14/1980 | Treatment | examined for condition |
6/01/1980 | Treatment | coated; other |
1/01/1991 | Treatment | surface cleaned; coated; inpainted; other |
7/01/1995 | Treatment | inpainted; other |
1/01/2011 | Examination | examined for condition |
Exhibitions
- Exhibition Historique de l'art Belge. 0.
- Salute to Belgium. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1980.
- From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2014-2016.
Provenance
Comte W. de Bourgade [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Comte de Liedekerke-Beaufort, Dinant [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; purchased by William T. Walters, Baltimore, October 24, 1883 (through Charles Deschamps and George A. Lucas); by inheritance, Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest, Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Inscriptions
[Label] Paper sticker on reverse: Exhibition Historique de l'art Belge. / Nom de possesseur du tableau: Cte. W. de Bourgade / Subjet de l'oeuvre: Publication des edits de Charles Quint / Valeur / Nom... de l'auteur: Bon Leys
Credit
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1883
Creator
Period
ca. 1861Accession Number
37.123Measurements
H: 54 5/16 x W: 96 7/16 in. (138 x 245 cm); Framed H: 72 x W: 110 1/2 x D: 5 in. (182.9 x 280.7 x 12.7 cm)Geography
- Belgium, Antwerp (Place Depicted)