Relief with Medusa and fantastical beasts.
Sujet

Relief with Medusa and fantastical beasts.

Légende

Fontainbleau School. Middle-second half of the 16th century. Pageant Shield. Steel. Chased. Made in the 1550s for King Henry II of France (1547-1559). His initials and those of his mistress, Diane de Poitiers, are in the shield's border. The chased composition depicts the Medusa surrounded by fantastical beasts. Sketch by the French engraver Etienne Delaune (1518-1583). Knights' Hall. The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by: PHAS/UIG via Getty Images)

Date

1754

Crédit

Photo12/UIG/PHAS

Notre référence

UMG20B41_116

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

33,8Mo (2,1Mo) / 32,0cm x 26,5cm / 3780 x 3129 (300dpi)

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