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Rondache (Round Shield)
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineRondache (Round Shield), c. 1570. Italy, Milan. Etched and gilded steel with brass rivets; diameter: 57.8 cm (22 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1504
