Allegory
1500–1510
- Medium
- gilt bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.)
- Genre
- Sculpture
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
possibly Northern Italy, 16th century
About
This object might have graced a man’s hat or the handle of a sword. The allegory has yet to be deciphered, but the heroic male nude chained in flames probably addresses masculine virtues of strength or stoicism.