Barend van Orley Portrait of Charles V Holy Roman Emperor Art Print
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Archival quality art print of the Portrait of Charles V, painted in 1519 by Flemish master Barend van Orley. Rendered in oil on oak panel (28 × 20 inches), the original hangs in the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest. Born in Ghent to Philip the Fair and Juana the Mad, Charles V acquired the Spanish Crown in 1516 and was elected Holy Roman Emperor in 1519, defeating Francis I of France. Van Orley depicts the young emperor resting his hand on a marble parapet, adorned with a gold band and luxurious fur coat. Contemporary accounts noted his famously pronounced lower jaw — a Habsburg trait visible across his portraits. Barend also painted an earlier portrait of Charles in 1516 at the time of his accession; the original no longer exists, though copies survive, the most notable now in the Louvre. Famous People Art Print #22
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