Charles IV was Holy Roman Emperor from 1355 until his death in 1378. He was elected King of Germany in 1346 and became King of Bohemia that same year. He was a member of the House of Luxembourg from h
Portrait detail from Votive Panel of Jan Očko of Vlašim, c. 1371
Bust of Charles IV in St. Vitus Cathedral, 1370s
The Golden Bull of 1356
Statue of Charles IV near Charles Bridge (1848), Prague, by Ernst Julius Hähnel
Peter Parler
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Peter Parler was a German-Bohemian architect and sculptor from the Parler family of master builders. Along with his father, Heinrich Parler, he is one of the most prominent and influential craftsmen o
Self-portrait in stone at St. Vitus Cathedral, c. 1370
The choir of Holy Cross Minster, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
Frauenkirche, Nuremberg, Germany, where the first sculpture by Peter Parler can be directly identified (1352–1356)
Interior of St. Vitus Cathedral, clearly showing the Parler-style balustrade