King Christian II of Denmark
Jacob Binck
1524–1535
- Medium
- Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image/sheet: 26.4 × 21.7 cm (10 7/16 × 8 9/16 in.)
- Genre
- Engraving
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
engravingprintprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)
About
King Christian II of Denmark gained his title through being elected by the nobility, instead of inheriting it. When he returned to Denmark from a visit to the Netherlands full of reforming ideas, his popularity plummeted, and in 1523 he was deposed and exiled. Jacob Binck produced several prints depicting this controversial figure, using drawings by the Flemish artist Jan Gossaert. This one was likely produced after Christian left Denmark. Though he, and later his children, tried to reclaim the throne, they never succeeded.
