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Silver diamond-shaped plaquette in profile of a man wearing a cap with rosettes, with inscribed letters along the lower edge.

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1493–1519)

A silver plaquette set diamond-fashion shows a man in profile facing right, wearing a cap decorated with rosettes over flowing hair and a collared garment. Lettering runs along the lower edge beneath the bust, and a thin raised border frames the field.

Look closer: Lettering along the lower edge beneath the bust, set in a band.

Artist
Hans Reinhart the Elder
Date
ca. 1540
Medium
Silver
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
3857 × 3648 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1545).
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, Gift of C. Ruxton Love Jr., 1967