带有阿波罗图像的石质浮雕 - 石(矿石) - 17/19世纪
编号 24295047
法国国王亨利二世游行盾副本 - 铸造金属合金 - 19世纪上半叶
编号 24295047
法国国王亨利二世游行盾副本 - 铸造金属合金 - 19世纪上半叶
A First Half of 19th Century Cast Metal Copy of the Parade Shield used by French King Henry II ( 1519 - 1559) probably produced in Italy
The battle scene at the center is thought to depict the victory of Hannibal and the Carthaginians over the Romans in Cannae in 216 B.C., which here could be interpreted as an allusion to the struggle of France against the Holy Roman Empire during the sixteenth century. In the strapwork borders are the intertwined letters: H for Henry II (reigned 1547–59); C for Catherine de Médicis, his queen; and possibly also D for Diane de Poitiers, his mistress. Interspersed with the initials are crescents, the king's personal badge and a reference to the moon goddess Diana and her namesake Diane de Poitiers.