An independently written art-history reference essay on thehistoryofart.org describing Durer's circa 1512 portrait of Emperor Charlemagne, held by the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, an imagined likeness since "no resemblance is known of Charlemagne," showing him crowned and holding a sword and orb, commissioned by Nuremberg's city council for the city's Treasure Chamber, corroborating the museum partner record's account of the work's subject, dating and location from an independent editorial process.
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Citation
Publisherthehistoryofart.org
URLhttps://www.thehistoryofart.org/albrecht-durer/emperor-charlemagne-and-emperor-sigismund/
Source Typereference-database
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Tier two: an independently curated art-history reference resource, editorially produced rather than crowd sourced, used here to corroborate the museum partner record's account of the same painting. Connections
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This source names Charlemagne directly: "Durer's circa 1512 portrait of Emperor Charlemagne, held by the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, an imagined likeness since "no resemblance is known of Charlemagne," showing him crowned and..."
Source Durer's Emperor Charlemagne and Emperor Sigismund (thehistoryofart.org)
Claims Backed By This Source (6 claims)
This source backs 6 claims across the atlas. As facts: 5 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds.
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- Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
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