print
- Museum number
- 1904,0723.1
- Description
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The Genealogical Tree of the House of Habsburg; twenty-two sheets, joined together, commencing with King Pharamundo and terminating with Emperor Charles V, who is seated in a tree at the trunk, his foot resting on a lion; with Spanish text. 1540
Woodcut coloured using stencils
- Production date
- 1540
- Dimensions
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Height: 7340 millimetres (total length)
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Width: 470 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- (Text from M.McDonald, 'Ferdinand Columbus: Renaissance Collector', London, 2005, cat.no.109.)
One of the most outstanding, yet little-known, woodcuts produced during the Renaissance, this print commemorates the genealogy of the House of the Hapsburgs. The tree comprises twenty sheets that were meant to be joined together and hung from a height, or rolled up and spread on a flat surface. The tree begins with King Pharamundo and ends with Emperor Charles V. Editions in French (1535), Latin (1540) and Spanish (1540) are known. The impression shown here is from the 1540 edition. Little is known about Peril except that he worked in Antwerp, and around 1530 Margaret of Austria commissioned him to produce a similar frieze depicting the procession through Bologna following the coronation of Charles V as emperor.
(additional)
Another impression of this print has recently been purchased by the Museum Boijmans-van Beuningen in Rotterdam (2010).
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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2004 Jun-July, Madrid, 'LaCaixa', Ferdinand Columbus
2004 Oct-Dec, Seville, Salon Alto del Apeadero, Ferdinand Columbus
- Acquisition date
- 1904
- Acquisition notes
- Purchased from Herr Karl Maroti of Merau, South Tirol
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1904,0723.1
