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22-OCT-2014 Chris Brooker

Allegory on the Abdication of Emperor Charles in Brussels, 1630-1640

Frans Francken II, 1581-1642

Oil on panel

Charles V is enthroned at centre. Battle weary and wracked by illness, in 1555 he divided up his empire.
He gave his brother Ferdinand (left of the throne) the Holy Roman Empire,
while his son Phillip (at the right) became King of Spain and Lord of the Netherlands.
The four figures in the right foreground personify the continents over which Charles's vast empire stretched.
Neptune (left) symbolizes his power at sea.
Rijksmuseum

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