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Allegory
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineAllegory, possibly early 1500s. Possibly Northern Italy, 16th century. Gilt bronze; diameter: 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1968.29
