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
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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