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Portrait of Charles V (Titian, Munich)
Painting by Titian
For other uses, see Portrait of Charles V.
The Portrait of Charles V is an oil on canvas portrait of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor by Titian, painted in 1548.
As with the Equestrian Portrait of Charles V, it was commissioned by Charles during Titian's stay at the imperial court at Augsburg. It is now in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, Germany.
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It shows Charles V seated on a chair to the left, facing the viewer, with his black robes contrasted with the red carpet and gold tapestry behind him. In the right half of the painting is a landscape, barely sketched in, in light colours.
Lambert Sustris may have painted the landscape, and possibly even the whole painting in Munich;[1]there may be a lost prime version by Titian.[citation needed]
In his 2014 book World Order, Henry Kissinger writes of the painting: "The effort to fulfill his aspirations inherent in his office was beyond the capabiliti