Only a few historians knew of its existence, but the “Klaus” of Regne de Mallorca, two gold pieces, one Gothic and the other Renaissance, a gem Majorcan jeweler’s soldiers He tried to symbolize their loyalty and surrender to Carlos V 500 years ago. when defeat is already inevitable. After half a century of history and two years of searching, Cort has managed to find one and is now hunting and catching the other, although he has lost his track in England and the location is unknown.
The first ‘Clau’ is back on the island of Mallorca, thanks to an agreement between Palma City Council and the owner-American jeweler, who is giving away the Renaissance piece from Christie’s free of charge and temporarily until next summer. As described in this newspaper Llorenç Carrió, Council Member for Education and Language Policy, Cort’s goal is to reveal the key to the public shortly after it has passed some tests conducted at the Rotger Clinic to verify its authenticity and learn more about the artwork.
It is known that this first ‘Clau’, which now hides a long history since 1522, measures 23×5 centimeters and has a round handle decorated with acanthus leaves. It has a cubic shape with below Enamel coat of arms of the Hispanic Monarchy and Ciutat y Regne de Mallorca.
In addition, a Latin inscription between the third module and the handle: “To His Holiness, Caesarean, Catholic, and Royal Highness; here is the ‘Klaus’ of your Regne de Mallorca, magistrates and fathers of the res publica, together with the inhabitants of this kingdom, we present to His Majesty as a sign of sincere loyalty”.
With these words, a delegation soldiers Led by the trader Bartomeu Ventallol, he tried to persuade ‘Claus’ of his allegiance to Carlos V. However, the emperor did not accept the gift and returned it, claiming that the real keys that should have been given to him were loyalty and fidelity. obedience.
From then on, both ‘Claus’ embarked on a journey through the centuries, passing through various owners until 1849, explains Carrió, The Rothschild dynasty, a prominent German-Jewish family, bought the pieces and sold them separately 16 years later.. One lost track, the other was bought by Christie’s.
Thanks to articles by historians Eulàlia Duran and Bartomeu Mestre, Palma City Council became aware of the auction, and the Renaissance piece was recovered this weekend. Now, Cort asked Collaborate with the citizens of Palma to find the second piece in Gothic style and with checkered handleswhile technicians and experts work to uncover the recovered part as soon as possible.
On his behalf, the president Balearic Islands Visual Artists Association, Alex Ceball, He described the discovery as “a very important event for the historical memory of the region”. Asset joined Consistory’s call to find the second historic piece and sought cooperation from the art world, museums and private collectors.
Source: Informacion
