Emperor Charles V (1500–1558)
A round enamel medallion shows a young man in profile, wearing a dark cap and a brocaded collar, against a deep blue ground. Gold inscriptions circle the field and the bright gilt rim frames the scene, showing basse-taille and painted enamel technique.
Look closer: Small gold lettering runs along the lower edge of the cloak, partly hidden by the shadowed collar.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- probably ca. 1518–20
- Medium
- Basse-taille and painted enamel on silver; silver-gilt frame
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 4000 × 3766 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1525).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931