Cleveland Museum of Art

Rondache (Round Shield)

Date

c. 1570

Medium

etched and gilded steel with brass rivets

Culture

Italy, Milan

Department

Medieval Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Highly decorated circular shields like this one were a specialty of the city of Milan. This shield would have originally belonged to an armor that would have been decorated to match - with radiating etched bands of classical warriors and trophies. The escutcheons, or small shields radiating around the center, contain scenes of mythical combat; during the Renaissance there was often a preoccupation with the antique world.

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