Shield
Girolamo da Treviso · ca. 1535
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What the record supports
The object is a shield, approximately 24 5/8 inches (62.53 cm) in diameter and 4 3/4 inches (12 cm) deep. It is crafted from wood, linen, gesso, gold leaf, and polychromy. Classified as "Shields" and held by the Arms and Armor department, the piece is dated to circa 1535 and is Italian, likely from Bologna.
The artist is identified as Girolamo da Treviso, an Italian painter born in 1497 and deceased in 1544. This work was gifted to The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Stephen V. Grancsay in 1942.
There is no provided information regarding the provenance of this specific shield, nor are there records of past exhibitions or published literature related to it in the supplied data.
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