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ATTRIBUTED TO ELISEUS LIBAERTS (ACTIVE 1561-1569)
Parade shield ('The Cellini Shield')
mid-sixteenth centuryRCIN 62978
The embossed scenes are from the life of Julius Caesar: 1. the Battle of Dyrrachium; 2. the defilement of Caesar’s robe; 3. the Battle of Pharsalus; 4. the head and ring of Pompey are brought to Caesar. The inscription refers to the evils of ambition. A group of similar armours, based on designs by Etienne Delaune, were made or decorated by Libaerts for Henri II of France and Eric XIV of Sweden.
