Cleveland Museum of Art
Allegory
- Date
- possibly early 1500s
- Medium
- gilt bronze
- Culture
- possibly Northern Italy, 16th century
- Department
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
This object might have graced a man’s hat or the handle of a sword. The allegory has yet to be deciphered, but the heroic male nude chained in flames probably addresses masculine virtues of strength or stoicism.
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