Shield, ca. 1535, probably Bologna, Italian, probably Bologna, Wood, linen, gesso, gold leaf, polychromy, Diam. 24 5/8 in. (62.53 cm), Shell, Attributed to Girolamo da Treviso (Italian, Treviso ca. 1498–1544 Boulogne-sur-Mer), This is one of a small group of Renaissance pageant shields painted on both their interiors and exteriors with scenes from Roman history and Classical mythology in grisaille (tones of gray) on a ground of gold leaf
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Shield, ca, 1535, Bologna, Italian, Wood, linen, gesso, gold leaf, polychromy, Diam, 24 5/8, 62.53 cm, Shell, Attributed to Girolamo da Treviso, Treviso ca., 1498–1544, Boulogne-sur-Mer, small group, Renaissance pageant shields, painted, interiors, exteriors, scenes, Roman history, Classical mythology, grisaille, tones, gray, ground
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