Scepter of Charles V
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The scepter of Charles V, also known in the early modern period as scepter of Charlemagne, is one of the most prominent preserved regalia of the Kingdom of France. It was donated by Charles V to the a
Upper section of the scepter, with the fleur-de-lis and statuette of Charlemagne
Full-length view
Detail of the bulb: Charlemagne's vision of Saint James
The "Madonna of Vic" depicting Charlemagne holding the scepter of Charles V, by Frans Pourbus the Younger (1617), Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs, Paris
Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne is an 1806 portrait of Napoleon I of France in his coronation costume, painted by the French painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.
Scepter of Charles V
…1804 – Among the “Honours of Charlemagne” at the coronation of Napoleon at Notre-Dame de Paris. Remained there until 1816. 1806 – Depicted in Napoleon I on His Imperial Throne by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres 1816 – Sent to the Garde-Meuble…
Ingres, Napoleon on his Imperial throne
Engraving of Robert Lefèvre's Portrait of Napoleon in his coronation costume, engraving in the treatise by the Pausanias français.
Hubert and Jan van Eyck, God the Father – a panel from their Ghent Altarpiece