Joachim Patinier
Oil on panel, ca. 1530
Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Picture Gallery (Gemaäldegalerie)
inv.-Nr. 5660
Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Picture Gallery (Gemaäldegalerie), inv.no. GG 5660The central event of the Battle of Pavia was the capture of King Francis I by Charles de Lannoy, Viceroy of Naples, and Niclas von Salm. Once King Francis had been taken prisoner, a decision was reached concerning the Duchy of Milan and the indirect domination of Italy. MP