article_snippet: Impeccable style isn't something you'd necessarily associate with someone who crunches numbers for a living - let alone a man living in 16th century northern Europe.
article_snippet: Matthaeus donned a red and yellow outfit (echoing the colours of the Holy Roman Emperor’s flag) when Charles V returned to Germany, as a show of Charles V allegiance to Catholicism.
article_snippet: Among the portraits are pictures of Charles V  in festive clothing for the Emperor Maximilian
article_snippet: I's visit to Augsburg in 1518, dressed up for a rich banker's wedding in 1527, and in mourning garb for Charles V father's death in 1519.
article_snippet: Charles V added comments to each of the images explaining when the outfit was worn along with Charles V Latin motto
article_snippet: The modern photographs are based upon images commissioned between 1520 and 1560 by Matthaeus.
article_snippet: Some of the illustrations captured Matthaeus in everyday activities, like opening a door .