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Pope Clement VII Besieged in Castel Sant'Angelo (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 28.4(220))

Christian Art

An engraving and etching titled "Pope Clement VII Besieged in Castel Sant'Angelo," plate four of the series "The Victories of Emperor Charles," by Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert, 1555. It shows Clement VII shut up in the fortress during the 1527 sack of Rome by imperial troops, the episode that broke his attempt to hold a course between France and the Emperor and left him unable to grant Henry VIII the annulment he wanted. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 28.4(220).

Facts
Physical Form
Medium
Engraving and etching, Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert, 1555, plate 4 of The Victories of Emperor Charles, Metropolitan Museum of Art 28.4(220) 1
Classification
Object Type
Print (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1
Medium (class)
Engraving 1
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Associated With

Henry VIII, Historical Figures

This source names Henry VIII directly: "Emperor and left him unable to grant Henry VIII the annulment he wanted."

Source Pope Clement VII Besieged in Castel Sant'Angelo, accession 28.4(220) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Belongs to Tradition

Christianity, Religions
Source Pope Clement VII Besieged in Castel Sant'Angelo, accession 28.4(220) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Depicts

Clement VII, Figures

The Met's own title for this print names the subject outright, showing him besieged in Castel Sant'Angelo during the 1527 sack of Rome, the crisis that defined the rest of his pontificate.

Source Pope Clement VII Besieged in Castel Sant'Angelo, accession 28.4(220) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Authored By

Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: the author of this subject.

Sources
1. Pope Clement VII Besieged in Castel Sant'Angelo, accession 28.4(220) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • accession 28.4(220)
  • catalogue record, medium/object-type description
    An engraving and etching titled "Pope Clement VII Besieged in Castel Sant'Angelo," plate four of the series "The Victories of Emperor Charles," by Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert, 1555.
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