Detail View: The AMICA Library: Tournament Shield (Targe)
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.25.26.1
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Northern European; German
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Creator Name-CRT:
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German
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Title:
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Tournament Shield (Targe)
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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ca. 1450
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Creation Start Date:
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1440
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Creation End Date:
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1460
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Materials and Techniques:
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Wood, leather, linen, gesso, polychromy, silver
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Classification Term:
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Armors
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Dimensions:
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22 x 16 in. (56 x 40.5 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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25.26.1
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Mrs. Florence Blumenthal, 1925
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Rights:
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Context:
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This shield is painted with a coat of arms, probably that of the Gottsmann family of Franconia. The female figure at the side holds a banderole inscribed in German with the motto: "Hab Mych als Ich Bin... (Take me as I am). The decoration, with its brilliant colors on a silver-foil ground, is remarkably well preserved, as it was hidden for centuries beneath layers of later paint. On the leather-lined back of the shield are traces of a painted figure of Saint Christopher, protector of travelers. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.aa25.26.1.R.tif
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