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The Edicts of Charles V

Jean August Hendrik Leys (Belgian, 1815-1869)ca. 1861

The Walters Art Museum

The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States

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.

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  • Title: The Edicts of Charles V
  • Creator: Jean August Hendrik Leys (Belgian, 1815-1869)
  • Date Created: ca. 1861
  • External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
  • Roles: Artist: Jean August Hendrik Leys (Belgian, 1815-1869)
  • Provenance: Comte W. de Bourgade [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Comte de Liedekerke-Beaufort, Dinant [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Charles Deschamps, October 24, 1883 [mode of acquisition unknown]; William T. Walters, Baltimore, October 1883, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
  • Object Type: oil paintings; panel paintings
  • Medium: oil on panel
  • 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
  • Exhibitions: From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2014-2016., Exhibition Historique de l'art Belge. 0., Salute to Belgium. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1980.
  • Dimensions: 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
  • Classification: Painting & Drawing
  • Accession Number: 37.123
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