Artwork preview

Shield

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Shield by artist Herbert Baker features a round, silver-colored metal object with a raised edge. The object is a shield. The shield has a dark border around the edge with gold-colored designs. There are gold-colored designs on the silver-colored surface in the middle. The gold-colored designs form a cross-like shape. There are four creatures, one in each section of the cross-like shape. The creatures appear to be animals. The background of the image is white.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1560
Medium:
Steel, gold
Culture:
German, Landshut or Augsburg
Dimensions:
599 × 601 px
Museum record:
View original
Palette