The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 8, 2026

A horizontally oriented intricate etching in black ink depicts two men with light skin tones, Charles V and Ferdinand I, facing each other beneath a decorative arch. Charles, on our left in profile with a short beard, wears a feathered hat and fur-lined cloak. Ferdinand, on our right, wears a broad hat. Both wear heavy metal collar chains and rest their hands on cushions. Winged child figures and a shield decorate the top.

Emperors Charles V and Ferdinand I

Date unknown

Christoffel Bockstorffer

(German)
Germany
etching
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1944.296
Catalogue raisonneĢ: Hollstein IV.133.5
Location: Not on view
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