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Shield Bearer - BERTOLDO DI GIOVANNI - WGA

Shield Bearer by BERTOLDO DI GIOVANNI

Shield Bearer

by BERTOLDO DI GIOVANNI, Bronze with remains of gilding, height 23 cm

This statuette representing a muscular, naked man with a thick beard was probably made for Ercole d’Este, Duke of Ferrara.