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The Edicts of Charles V
(18th and 19th Centuries )
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.
Inscription
Provenance
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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.
Exhibitions
| 2014-2016 | From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1980 | Salute to Belgium. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 2025 | Exhibition Historique de l'art Belge. 0. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/28/1942 | Treatment | varnish removed; inpainted; coated |
| 5/14/1980 | Treatment | examined for condition |
| 6/1/1980 | Treatment | coated; other |
| 1/1/1991 | Treatment | surface cleaned; coated; inpainted; other |
| 7/1/1995 | Treatment | inpainted; other |
| 1/1/2011 | Examination | examined for condition |
Measurements
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)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1883
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.123