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| Keywords: Giovanni Bernardi - The Battle of Pavia - Walters 4168.jpg In 1521 King Francis I of France declared war against Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and in 1525 France was defeated at the battle of Pavia in northern Italy In this engraved relief the artist has depicted the events in a style and technique reminiscent of ancient art thereby lending the event a timeless mythic status An inscription indicates that it was commissioned by Cardinal Ippolito de' Medici 1511-35 in Rome The engraving expressed his support of Charles V and the Holy Roman Empire ca 1531 1535 rock crystal cm 6 2 7 3 accession number 41 68 13980 Raoul Heilbronner Paris Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Events in the Life of Jean Grolier Grolier Club New York 1979 place of origin Rome Italy Walters Art Museum license Renaissance applied arts in the Walters Art Museum Giovanni Bernardi Rock crystal objects Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
