The Edicts of Charles V, c1861. Creator: Jan August Hendrik Leys

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The Edicts of Charles V, c1861. Creator: Jan August Hendrik Leys

The Edicts of Charles V, c1861. This scene is set in the artist's native Antwerp, identifiable because of the famous church spire in the distance. Between 1520 and 1550, Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, issued 11 edicts making the practice of Protestantism a crime punishable by death. Antwerp served as a major centre of learning and finance that had attracted many foreigners, especially Jews and Protestants

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1860s Antwerp Flanders Belgium Antwerp Vlaanderen Belgium Art Movement Belgian Carlos I Carlos V Charles I Charles I Of Spain Charles Quint Charles V Holy Roman Emperor Charles V Of Austria Charles V Of Spain Consideration Death Penalty Decree Edict Emperor Charles V King Charles V Of Castile Legislation Market Market Place Marketplace Protestant Protestantism Realist Romantic Era Shock Walters Art Museum

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