English: Baron Leys was regarded as Belgium's foremost artist in the mid 19th century. About 1851, he adopted a deliberately archaizing style resulting in part from a visit to Germany in 1852. 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 center of learning and finance that had attracted many foreigners, especially Jews and Protestants.
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circa 1861
date QS:P571,+1861-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Salute to Belgium, The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, 1980
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Acquired by William T. Walters, 1883
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[Label] Paper sticker on reverse: Exhibition Historique de l'art Belge. / Nom de possesseur du tableau: Cte. W. de Bourgade / Subjet de l'oeuvre: Publication des edits de Charles Quint / Valeur / Nom... de l'auteur: Bon Leys
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