Emporer Karl IV. and Queen Blanca von Valois

The depictions of Emperor Charles IV and his first wife Queen Blanca of Valois are located on the south tower of St. Stephen’s Cathedral and can be viewed in their original form in the Lower Belvedere. To emphasize the dynastic representative function, Duke Rudolf IV („the founder“) commissioned these Gothic masterpieces – the so-called princely figures.

The artists from the 14th century are unknown, but the statues are made of one cast and impress with elegant hip swing. The lions on which they stand represented their power. The two representations of Emperor Charles IV and his first wife Queen Blanca of Valois are located on the South tower of St. Stephen’s Cathedral and can be seen in original in the Lower Belvedere.